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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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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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IEA report: Challenges need to be resolved to support global nuclear energy growth
The International Energy Agency published a new report this month outlining how continued innovation, government support, and new business models can unleash nuclear power expansion worldwide.
The Path to a New Era for Nuclear Energy report “reviews the status of nuclear energy around the world and explores risks related to policies, construction, and financing.”
Find the full report at IEA.org.
Y. Higashihara, Masaru Nakai, Masanori Okubo,
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 27 | Number 2 | February 1967 | Pages 441-449
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE67-A18283
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The albedo component of gamma rays passing through a straight cylindrical lead duct has been investigated experimentally for reactor leakage gamma rays impinging on the duct mouth at various angles of 0 through 90°. The distribution of the albedo component along the duct axis may be expressed in the form F(α)·(Z/a)-3 within the range of Z/a investigated. The contributions from multiple-reflection components to total dose have also been inferred. Also obtained were the radial distributions in both horizontal and vertical directions within and behind the duct., For a duct with one bend of 90°, the gamma-ray dose contributions arising from scattering areas located in both the first leg and the second leg have been determined separately for the incident beam angle of 0° with respect to the axis of the first leg.