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This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
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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.
Michiel J. L. de Hoon, Ehud Greenspan, Micah D. Lowenthal
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 34 | Number 3 | November 1998 | Pages 974-979
Neutronics Experiments and Analysis (Poster Session) | doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A11963739
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A model has been developed to accurately calculate the nuclide inventories of the target constituents of Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) reactors such as HYLIFE-II. It can explicitly account for (1) the combined effects of activation during target implosion (by a high-amplitude flux) and while passing through the reactor chamber (by a low-amplitude flux); (2) decay during circulation in the primary coolant loop, after extraction from the coolant loop, and before re-insertion into the reactor chamber as a new target; (3) continuous extraction and feed-in of target material; and (4) replacement of part of the activation products by makeup materials. The solution strategy uses transition factors – the ratio of the amount of created nuclides to the initial amount – for each system component.