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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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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
D. S. Wood
Nuclear Technology | Volume 55 | Number 2 | November 1981 | Pages 332-338
Technical Paper | Materials | doi.org/10.13182/NT55-332
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The design of steam generator components operating in the creep range often involves sophisticated methods of analysis requiring a variety of test data. Creep, relaxation, stress rupture, and fatigue data are required, and in many cases it is necessary to extrapolate the data to the long-term service conditions. The 9% Cr—1% Mo steel in the normalized and tempered condition has a relatively high proof strength and good creep rupture strength and ductility properties; furthermore, its fatigue strength is little affected by creep. The % Cr—1% Mo steel is not so strong, and its creep-fatigue properties have not yet been sufficiently well defined to provide reliable design guidance in this area. Alloy 800 has a good rupture strength, and although design guidance for creep fatigue is available, recent results suggest that the values may need to be reviewed.