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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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2027 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
October 31–November 4, 2027
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
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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Siting of Canadian repository gets support of tribal nation
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced that Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has indicated its willingness to support moving forward to the next phase of the site selection process to host a deep geological repository for Canada’s spent nuclear fuel.
Le Tang, Hong Ran, Lijun Cai, Yuncong Huang, Jilai Hou, Binbin Song
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 78 | Number 3 | April 2022 | Pages 199-210
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2021.1978742
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The vacuum vessel (VV) of the China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) performs many functions, but its main function is to provide a high-quality, ultra-high-vacuum environment for plasma operation. The electromagnetic load acts on the VV and its ports during a plasma vertical displacement event (VDE). This paper adopts a new simulation method of the plasma current during transient electromagnetic analysis. The distribution of the electromagnetic load on the VV shells, the upper ports, the equatorial ports, and the lower ports is entirely displayed. The structural stress under the electromagnetic load during a VDE was obtained by electromagnetic-structural coupling. According to the structural analysis, the results indicate that the VV can meet the structural strength and stiffness requirement.
