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The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
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The American Nuclear Society’s Diversity and Inclusion in ANS (DIA) Committee hosted a workshop social at the 2024 Winter Conference & Expo in November that brought dozens of attendees together for an engaging—and educational—twist on the game show Family Feud.
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In order to enable a realistic assessment of the 131I radiation exposure of the population living in the vicinity of light water reactors (LWRs) in normal operation, measurements were taken of the fractions of physicochemical 131I species in the stack exhaust air of five LWRs in the Federal Republic of Germany over periods of up to 3 yr. It is concluded that for these LWRs generally conservative values of the calculated 131I radiation exposure result if fractions for the radioecologically critical elemental131I and for the far less important organic 131I of 50% each are used.