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Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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Judge temporarily blocks DOE’s move to slash university research funding
A group of universities led by the American Association of Universities (AAU) acted swiftly to oppose a policy action by the Department of Energy that would cut the funds it pays to universities for the indirect costs of research under DOE grants. The group filed suit Monday, April 14, challenging a what it termed a “flagrantly unlawful action” that could “devastate scientific research at America’s universities.”
By Wednesday, the U.S. District Court judge hearing the case issued a temporary restraining order effective nationwide, preventing the DOE from implementing the policy or terminating any existing grants.
C. Laquerbe, D. Ducret, A. Ballanger, T. Pelletier, O. Baudouin, P. Sere Peyrigain
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 41 | Number 3 | May 2002 | Pages 1121-1125
Isotope Separation | Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology Tsukuba, Japan November 12-16, 2001 | doi.org/10.13182/FST02-A22758
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
CEA/Valduc has developed a Thermal Cycling Absorption Process (TCAP) experimental device dedicated to the study of the separation of hydrogen isotopes and particularly to the recovery of tritium from low concentrated mixtures (tritium molar fraction < 6%). Simultaneously an original and efficient dynamic simulation tool has been developed in collaboration with PROSIM Company. After a brief description of the TCAP process device developed and the establishment of the modelling approach adopted, a deeper understanding of the complex TCAP behavior is lighted on through some simulation results. Then, a sensitivity analysis of the TCAP operating parameters on its global performance and particularly on the tritium contamination in the head flow is presented. Finally, all these results are applied to propose an optimized operating sequence for the recovery of tritium from low concentrated hydrogen mixtures.
