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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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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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First astatine-labeled compound shipped in the U.S.
The Department of Energy’s National Isotope Development Center (NIDC) on March 31 announced the successful long-distance shipment in the United States of a biologically active compound labeled with the medical radioisotope astatine-211 (At-211). Because previous shipments have included only the “bare” isotope, the NIDC has described the development as “unleashing medical innovation.”
Keith J. Leonard, Tolga Aytug, Albert A. Gapud, Fredrick A. List III, Nathan T. Greenwood, Yanwen Zhang, Alejandro G. Perez-Bergquist, William J. Weber
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 57-62
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-735
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The latest generations of rare-earth substituted and nano-doped YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) high temperature superconductors (HTS) developed for applications in magnetic fields are being evaluated for potential use in fusion energy applications. The benefits include increased plasma performance and reduced system cost through more compact and cryoplant-free fusion energy systems. The response to ion irradiation of commercially produced GdBa2Cu3O7-x, (Y,Dy)Ba2Cu3O7-x, and Zr-doped (Y,Gd)Ba2Cu3O7-x samples was investigated. These state-of-the-art conductors represent different design methods for enhanced flux pinning, resulting in different responses to radiation damage. Irradiations using 5-MeV Ni and 25-MeV Au ions were used to examine cascade damage while keeping electronic energy loss levels below columnar defect thresholds. An improved radiation tolerance is found in these new generation HTS conductors. Specifically, the influences of irradiation on the superconducting critical temperatures and the electrical transport properties of the samples were much less than that observed on the earlier generation of irradiated HTS materials investigated by others.
