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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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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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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Candidates for leadership provide statements: ANS Board of Directors
With the annual ANS election right around the corner, American Nuclear Society members will be going to the polls to vote for a vice president/president-elect, treasurer, and members-at-large for the Board of Directors. In January, Nuclear News published statements from candidates for vice president/president-elect and treasurer. This month, we are featuring statements from each nominee for the Board of Directors.
R. W. Steffens, J. C. Crowe, G. L. Borsheim, J. C. Wormeli
Nuclear Technology | Volume 11 | Number 2 | June 1971 | Pages 213-221
Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30886
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A nondestructive testing (NDT) program is currently being developed at Battelle-Northwest, under the sponsorship of the Atlantic Richfield Hanford Company, to provide integrity assurance for waste capsules containing solidified radioactive cesium and strontium. Initiation of this project early in the design program for the waste capsules has permitted advanced nondestructive testing techniques to be included in the testing program. An ultrasonic inspection system has been developed and successfully tested in the laboratory using simulated specimens. Acoustic emission techniques, examined for potential use as a weld quality monitor, are promising but development is not yet complete.