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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Fermilab center renamed after late particle physicist Helen Edwards
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s Integrated Engineering Research Center, which officially opened in January 2024, is now known as the Helen Edwards Engineering Center. The name was changed to honor the late particle physicist who led the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of the lab’s Tevatron accelerator and was part of the Water Resources Development Act signed by President Biden in December 2024, according to a Fermilab press release.
Masaru Nagura, Masatoshi Kondo, Akihiro Suzuki, Takeo Muroga, Takayuki Terai
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 52 | Number 3 | October 2007 | Pages 630-634
Technical Paper | First Wall, Blanket, and Shield | doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1559
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Corrosion of candidate materials of insulating coating was investigated in natural convection lithium (Li) loop. The loop was constructed for present study and bulk specimens of Er2O3, Y2O3 and AlN were placed at several positions in the loop. The operation temperature was 400 °C in the low temperature region and 500 °C in the high temperature region. After the exposure, specimens were cleaned and the corrosion characteristics were investigated. The results indicated that the corrosion characteristics of the bulk specimens were similar to those obtained by the static test in the previous study.