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Young Members Group
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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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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First astatine-labeled compound shipped in the U.S.
The Department of Energy’s National Isotope Development Center (NIDC) on March 31 announced the successful long-distance shipment in the United States of a biologically active compound labeled with the medical radioisotope astatine-211 (At-211). Because previous shipments have included only the “bare” isotope, the NIDC has described the development as “unleashing medical innovation.”
Ken Amano, Masayoshi Ishida
Nuclear Technology | Volume 73 | Number 2 | May 1986 | Pages 243-251
Technical Paper | Performance of Borosilicate Glass High-Level Waste Forms in Disposal System / Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT86-A33789
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The two-dimensional vortex method is applied to the analysis of coolant temperature fluctuations caused by turbulent mixing to examine its applicability to the analysis of thermal striping in liquid-metal fast breeder reactors (LMFBRs). A coaxial jet flow having different temperatures streaming into a stagnant pool is simulated with the method. The calculated velocities are compared with the measurements of an air jet flow. Large scale eddy structures in the mixing region, which cause dynamic large temperature fluctuations, are observed in the numerical simulations. This vortex method can analyze temperature fluctuations caused by large eddies, and is shown to be a useful method for analyzing thermal striping phenomena in LMFBRs.
