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Young Members Group
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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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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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.
Shouxi Gu, Qiang Qi, Yingchun Zhang, Baolong Ji, Haishan Zhou, Guang-Nan Luo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 76 | Number 4 | May 2020 | Pages 536-542
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2020.1718950
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Core-shell Li2TiO3-Li4SiO4 has been suggested as an advanced tritium breeder for outstanding mechanical strength and rich lithium. However, no study has reported on the release behavior of hydrogen isotopes from core-shell Li2TiO3-Li4SiO4. This paper focuses on a deuterium exposure experiment to investigate deuterium release behavior. X-ray diffraction, Raman, and electron spin resonance measurements were adopted to analyze the phase change, crystal structure modification, and defects before and after deuterium exposure. Thermal desorption spectroscopy was used to study the deuterium release behavior of core-shell Li2TiO3-Li4SiO4. Deuterium release from single Li4SiO4 and Li2TiO3 was also examined for comparison. The similarity of the deuterium release profiles between core-shell Li2TiO3-Li4SiO4 and Li4SiO4 was observed, which was considered to be caused by the incomplete coverage of shell Li2TiO3 on the core-shell samples.
