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NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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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.
A. R. Raffray, R. Petzoldt, J. Pulsifer, M. S. Tillack, X. Wang
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 44 | Number 1 | July 2003 | Pages 111-116
Technical Paper | Fusion Energy - IFE Chamber Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST03-A319
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During injection, inertial fusion energy (IFE) direct drive (DD) targets are subject to heating from energy exchange with the background gas and radiation from the wall. This heat deposition could lead to deuterium-tritium (DT) phase change and target deformation violating the target physics symmetry requirements. This paper assesses the thermal behavior of the target under such conditions and explores possible ways of extending the target lifetime.
