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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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Westinghouse’s lunar microreactor concept gets a contract for continued R&D
Westinghouse Electric Company announced last week that NASA and the Department of Energy have awarded the company a contract to continue developing a lunar microreactor concept for the Fission Surface Power (FSP) project.
Q. L. Xie, X. Q. Fan, H. G. Liu, C. D. Yang, R. F. He
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 169 | Number 3 | November 2011 | Pages 329-333
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE10-36TN
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The burst initiation time and emission rate of delayed neutrons for the Godiva I assembly in the presence of a weak neutron source, which is 5[c-slash] above prompt criticality, were calculated using an analog Monte Carlo method. The initiation time of the simulation is consistent with the result of the experiment. The calculated emission rate of delayed neutrons is included, and an extended probability model of the initiation time is derived based on point kinetics, which well explains the experimental measurement.
