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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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State legislation: Delaware delving into nuclear energy possibilities
A bill that would create a nuclear energy task force in Delaware has passed the state Senate and is now being considered in the House of Representatives.
K. H. Finken
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 45 | Number 2 | March 2004 | Pages 249-255
Technical Paper | Plasma and Fusion Energy Physics - Edge Physics and Exhaust | doi.org/10.13182/FST04-A489
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The properties of the scrape-off layer (SOL) determine both the particle removal as well as the power exhaust. The particle flows in the SOL and their radial decay give constraints for the construction of the main plasma facing components, pump limiters and divertors. Both systems allow for an adequate particle and power removal option.
