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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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Senate committee hears from energy secretary nominee Chris Wright
Wright
Chris Wright, president-elect Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Energy, spent hours today fielding questions from members of the U.S. Senate’s committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
During the hearing, Wright—who’s spent most of his career in fossil fuels—made comments in support of nuclear energy and efforts to expand domestic generation in the near future. Asked what actions he would take as energy secretary to improve the development and deployment of SMRs, Wright said: “It’s a big challenge, and I’m new to government, so I can’t list off the five levers I can pull. But (I’ve been in discussions) about how to make it easier to research, to invest, to build things. The DOE has land at some of its facilities that can be helpful in this regard.”
S. Woolf, W. L. Filippone, B. D. Ganapol, J. C. Garth
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 92 | Number 1 | January 1986 | Pages 110-118
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE86-A17871
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Two discrete ordinates methods, the Sn and streaming ray methods, are applied to electron transport problems. Calculational results in the form of energy deposition profiles are compared with those obtained by the method of moments for the case of a 200-keV plane perpendicular source embedded in infinite aluminum. In a second set of calculations, Sn and streaming ray flux data are compared with results of a recently developed analytical benchmark technique applied to the solution of the energy-independent form of the Spencer-Lewis equation for electron transport. Satisfactory agreement with moments and analytical benchmark calculations is found. Areas of divergence among the various calculational methods are examined.
