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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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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. G. Winn, P. B. Parks, N. P. Baumann, C. E. Jewell
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 65 | Number 2 | February 1978 | Pages 254-272
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE78-A27155
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Unsymmetric perturbations were introduced into the core of a large, critical, heavy-water-moderated, multiregional reactor. The resulting three-dimensional changes in flux level and shape with time were measured. Perturbations included: 1. Free-fall insertion of rods near the reactor center. Each rod contained 235U slugs in the bottom half and lithium slugs in the top half 2. Free-fall insertion of rods into an off-center radial position. Each rod contained 235U slugs in the bottom half and aluminum in the top half. 3. Withdrawal of cadmium control rods from the central 20% of the reactor core. Flux tilts calculated with the TRIMHX code were within 5% of measured flux tilts. TRIMHX provides a three-dimensional (hex-z geometry) solution of the few-group neutron diffusion and delayed precursor equations without feedback. Inputs to the calculations are available in sufficient detail to allow other methods of solution to be tested.