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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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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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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When your test capsule is the test: ORNL’s 3D-printed rabbit
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has, for the first time, designed, printed, and irradiated a specimen capsule—or rabbit capsule—for use in its High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the Department of Energy announced on January 15.
Z. Bilanovic, A. A. Harms
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 91 | Number 3 | November 1985 | Pages 286-292
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE85-A17305
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
An analysis of the Oklo natural reactor, a self-sustaining and self-regulating critical assembly that existed some 2 billion years ago in Gabon, Africa, is presented. Nonlinear continuous differential and nonlinear discrete iterative formulations are established and selected parameter characterizations identified. Conceivable power oscillations are calculated and discussed. Some implications of nonlinear mappings for nuclear simulation are suggested.