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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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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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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Let it RAIN: A new approach to radiation communication
Despite its significant benefits, the public perception of radiation is generally negative due to its inherent nature: it is ubiquitous yet cannot be seen, heard, smelled, or touched—as if it were a ghost roaming around uncensored. The public is frightened of this seemingly creepy phantom they cannot detect with their senses. This unfounded fear has hampered the progress of the nuclear industry and radiation professions.
Yuan Zhou, Bing Chen, Hongyu He, Bo Li, Xinlin Wang
Nuclear Technology | Volume 206 | Number 1 | January 2020 | Pages 32-39
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2019.1613850
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
With large-scale molecular dynamics, we investigate displacement cascades in monocrystalline silicon with regard to the effects of temperature, strain, and primary knock-on atom energy on defect generation and evolution. With temperature increasing, both the thermal spike region and the peak defect count increase, while the effect of temperature on the surviving defect number is negligible. Nevertheless, higher temperature shows negative effect on clustering of vacancy. The effects of uniaxial strain on defect production and clustering is negligible, while its hydrostatic counterpart is evident. With the increment of hydrostatic strain, both the peak and surviving defect count increase (decrease) under tensile (compressive) hydrostatic loading. Meantime, tensile hydrostatic strain will promote defect clustering. More defects and larger defect clusters are produced at higher energy. Otherwise, interstitials are hard to form clusters under different conditions.