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Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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2027 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
October 31–November 4, 2027
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
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Texas-based WCS chosen to manage U.S.-generated mercury
A five-year, $17.8 million contract has been awarded to Waste Control Specialists for the long-term management and storage of elemental mercury, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced on November 21.
Misaki Sato, Kenta Yuyama, Xiao-Chun Li, Naoko Ashikawa, Akio Sagara, Naoaki Yoshida, Takumi Chikada, Yasuhisa Oya
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 68 | Number 3 | October 2015 | Pages 531-534
Technical Paper | Proceedings of TOFE-2014 | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-971
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The effect of heating temperature on deuterium (D) retention behavior for helium (He+) / carbon (C+) implanted tungsten (W) was studied. It was found that D retention behavior for He+ implanted W was not limited by the size of the He bubbles. The microstructure observation showed that the large helium bubbles were formed near the surface for He+ implanted W at 1173 K, suggesting that the D retention was reduced by the growth of the helium bubbles. In addition, to evaluate the effect of implantation ion species at high temperature, D retention behavior for He+ implanted W at 1173 K was compared with that for C+ implanted W at 673 K. It is concluded that the D retention depends on ion species, which makes different kinds of damages like He bubbles for He+ implantation and vacancy-ion complex (voids) for C+ implantation.
