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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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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
Standards Program
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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Article considers incorporation of AI into nuclear power plant operations
The potential application of artificial intelligence to the operation of nuclear power plants is explored in an article published in late December in the Washington Examiner. The article, written by energy and environment reporter Callie Patteson, presents the views of a number of experts, including Yavuz Arik, a strategic energy consultant.
Erhard A. Fischer
Nuclear Technology | Volume 98 | Number 1 | April 1992 | Pages 100-112
Technical Paper | Fast Reactor Safety / Nuclear Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34654
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A bubble dynamics and mass transfer model GASBUB is presented that describes the pressure buildup in irradiated fuel above the melting point during energetic transients. The model describes the evaporation of fuel into pure vapor bubbles and into fission gasfilled bubbles. It is tested against the effective equation of state (EEOS) experiments jointly carried out by Sandia National Laboratories and Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe. In these experiments, fuel samples are heated up to ∼8000K. The model provides a basis for constructing an EEOS for irradiated fuel.
