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The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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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.
Yuri P. Zakharov, Arnold G. Ponomarenko, Alexandr V. Melekhov, Vitali G. Posukh, Ildar F. Shaikhislamov, Hideki Nakashima, Yoshihiko Nagamine
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 35 | Number 1 | January 1999 | Pages 283-287
Oral Presentations | doi.org/10.13182/FST99-A11963868
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The processes of the direct energy conversions of the ICF-microexplosion in magnetic fields are discussed and investigated by both the methods of their simulations in the experiments with usual Laser-Produced Plasma Clouds and via their numerical PIC-modelling in 3D-schemes. The problems of additional energy losses of exploding plasmas which could prevent to achieve more than 50% efficiency of such electrical conversion in uniform magnetic field are studied by comparison of experimental and numerical data. The opportunities of such common approach to simulation future NIF experiment with dipole field's thrust are shown.