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The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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J. B. Conway, J. T. Berling, R. H. Stentz
Nuclear Technology | Volume 9 | Number 1 | July 1970 | Pages 31-39
Fuel Cladding Model | Symposium on Theoretical Models for Predicting In-Reactor Performance of Fuel and Cladding Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT70-A28725
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Short-term tensile data have been generated using a new experimental technique which allows the true total axial strain rate to be maintained constant all the way to fracture. Tensile data at 650°C (1200°F) for irradiated and unirradiated specimens of AISI 304 and 316 stainless steel are presented and compared. A new relationship between low-cycle fatigue and short-term tensile behavior is discussed and applied to data for irradiated and unirradiated material. The effectiveness of this approach is shown to be excellent. This method should allow the low-cycle fatigue behavior for irradiated material to be estimated with acceptable accuracy. Hold times at peak strain have a noticeable effect on fatigue behavior as evidenced in tests at 650°C. These effects are most pronounced when hold periods are employed in only the tension portion of the cycle. An interesting correlation of hold-time data is presented, based on a logarithmic plot of time to fracture vs the length of the hold period. Another important correlation involves a relationship which identifies a method for estimating hold-time effects from a knowledge of the effect of strain rate on low-cycle fatigue behavior.