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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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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.
O.K. Kveton, R.S. Matsugu, S.K. Sood
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 3 | May 1992 | Pages 1541-1546
Inertial Fusion Reactor Studies | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29939
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Two separate conceptual designs of commercial fusion power plants have been developed for the U.S. Department of Energy. Inertial confinement reactor designs based on the driver systems of the KrF excimer gas laser and the heavy ion linac were developed and analyzed. The preliminary system design for reactor exhaust gas recovery and purification for tritium processing is described. The integrated design consists of a palladium-silver permeator for impurity removal, a high temperature isotope exchange reactor for impurity processing, pressure swing adsorption for tritium recovery from helium and water distillation and cryogenic distillation for isotope separation. A comparison between inertial fusion and magnetic fusion tritium systems is presented.