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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
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Reboot: Nuclear needs a success . . . anywhere
The media have gleefully resurrected the language of a past nuclear renaissance. Beyond the hype and PR, many people in the nuclear community are taking a more measured view of conditions that could lead to new construction: data center demand, the proliferation of new reactor designs and start-ups, and the sudden ascendance of nuclear energy as the power source everyone wants—or wants to talk about.
Once built, large nuclear reactors can provide clean power for at least 80 years—outlasting 10 to 20 presidential administrations. Smaller reactors can provide heat and power outputs tailored to an end user’s needs. With all the new attention, are we any closer to getting past persistent supply chain and workforce issues and building these new plants? And what will the election of Donald Trump to a second term as president mean for nuclear?
As usual, there are more questions than answers, and most come down to money. Several developers are engaging with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or have already applied for a license, certification, or permit. But designs without paying customers won’t get built. So where are the customers, and what will it take for them to commit?
M. Kowaka, H. Nagano, T. Kudo, Y. Okada, M. Yagi, O. Takaba, T. Yonezawa, K. Arioka
Nuclear Technology | Volume 55 | Number 2 | November 1981 | Pages 394-404
Technical Paper | Materials | doi.org/10.13182/NT55-394
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It was shown that a modified Huey test, i.e., a 24-h immersion in boiling 40% HNO3, is able to exactly detect the susceptibility to intergranular corrosion of Alloy 600, which is correlated with intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) behavior in high temperature water containing small amounts of chloride ions. Chromium content at the regions adjacent to grain boundaries in sensitized Alloy 600 was analyzed as ∼3% by the measurement of magnetic susceptibility. Heat treating Alloy 600 at low temperatures, e.g., at 700°C for 15 h, improves the IGSCC resistance to both high temperature water and caustic solutions by constructing suitable micro structures resistant to sensitization, in which chromium carbides precipitate predominantly in the matrix instead of grain boundaries.
