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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
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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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Three nations, three ways to recycle plastic waste with nuclear technology
Plastic waste pollutes oceans, streams, and bloodstreams. Nations in Asia and the Pacific are working with the International Atomic Energy Agency through the Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics) initiative to tackle the problem. Launched in 2020, NUTEC Plastics is focused on using nuclear technology to both track the flow of microplastics and improve upstream plastic recycling before discarded plastic can enter the ecosystem. Irradiation could target hard-to-recycle plastics and the development of bio-based plastics, offering sustainable alternatives to conventional plastic products and building a “circular economy” for plastics, according to the IAEA.
W. M. Wilson, H. E. Jackson, G. E. Thomas
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 63 | Number 1 | May 1977 | Pages 55-62
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE77-A27004
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The gamma-ray spectrum resulting from neutron capture in the 2.8-keV resonance of 23Na has been measured with the high-resolution annihilation pair spectrometer at the internal-target facility of the CP-5 reactor. The 2.8-keV resonance was populated by using the boron-shielded target technique: A½-in.-thick filter of 10B surrounding the sodium sample selectively removes low-energy neutrons from the spectrum; the 1/E dependence of the incident neutron flux assures a low intensity of high-energy neutrons. Capture, predominantly in the 2.8-keV resonance, is indicated by a 2- to 3-keV shift in the energies of the primary transitions relative to those observed in thermal-neutron capture. The correlation between the absolute intensities of the resonance transitions and the thermal transitions (measured by others) is computed and discussed in terms of a numerical analysis. (The resonance and thermal intensities are identical within the precision of the measurement.) The results indicate that the resonance total radiation width is 0.24 eV Γγ 0.40 eV.