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Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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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
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
T. Iguchi, A. Sekiguchi, M. Nakazawa
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 2 | September 1983 | Pages 817-822
Neutronics and Shielding | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22961
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An integral benchmark experiment on the Lithium Fluoride (LiF) material has been carried out in order to check the accuracy of neutronic design calculations. Experimental data of the tritium production rate and the radiation heating rate have been measured directly by each technique using Lithium Carbonate (Li2CO3) pellets and LiF thermo-luminescent dosimeters (LiF-TLDs), and indirectly by the multi-activation foil technique. The present accuracies of the neutronic calculations on the tritium breeding and the nuclear heating are discussed through comparing these benchmark data, where the two-dimensional transport code DOT 3.5 and the ENDF/B-IV cross-section library are applied as a typical example.