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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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Uranium spot price closes out 2024 at $72.63/lb
The uranium market closed out 2024 with a spot price of $72.63 per pound and a long-term price of $80.50 per pound, according to global uranium provider Cameco.
Lefteri Tsoukalas, Franklin Clikeman, Martin Bertodano, Tatjana Jevremovic, Joshua Walter, Anton Bougaev, Edward Merritt
Nuclear Technology | Volume 155 | Number 2 | August 2006 | Pages 248-251
Technical Note | Radiation Measurements and Instrumentation | doi.org/10.13182/NT06-A3759
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An attempt to reproduce the tritium measurements in an acoustic cavitation experiment with deuteratad acetone has shown no evidence of tritium production attributed to D-D fusion. The average number of disintegrations per minute observed is within 1 of zero.