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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)
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Structural Integrity Assessment of Reactor Assembly Components of a Pool-Type Sodium Fast Reactor in a Core Disruptive Accident - I: Development of Computer Code and Validations
P. Chellapandi, S. C. Chetal, Baldev Raj
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 1 | October 2010 | Pages 1-15
Technical Paper | Fission Reactors | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10878
Structural Integrity Assessment of Reactor Assembly Components of a Pool-Type Sodium Fast Reactor in a Core Disruptive Accident - II: Analysis for a 500-MW(electric) Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 1 | October 2010 | Pages 16-28
Technical Paper | Fission Reactors | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10879
Comparison Between Best-Estimate-Plus-Uncertainty Methods and Conservative Tools for Nuclear Power Plant Licensing
Andrea Bucalossi, Alessandro Petruzzi, Marian Kristof, Francesco D'Auria
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 1 | October 2010 | Pages 29-47
Technical Paper | Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT172-29
Fuel Cycle Analysis of the SABR Subcritical Transmutation Reactor Concept
C. M. Sommer, W. M. Stacey, B. Petrovic
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 1 | October 2010 | Pages 48-59
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle and Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10881
Supercritical Water Heat Transfer in a Vertical Bare Tube: Normal, Improved, and Deteriorated Regimes
S. J. Mokry, P. L. Kirillov, I. L. Pioro, Y. K. Gospodinov
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 1 | October 2010 | Pages 60-70
Technical Paper | Thermal Hydraulics | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10882
Removal of Co2+ and Sr2+ from a Primary Coolant by Continuous Electrodeionization Packed with Weak Base Anion Exchange Resin
Fu-Zhi Li, Meng Zhang, Xuan Zhao, Tao Hou, Li-Jun Liu
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 1 | October 2010 | Pages 71-76
Technical Paper | Nuclear Plant Operations & Control | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10883
Study on the Behavior of Radiolytically Produced Hydrogen in a High-Level Liquid Waste Tank of a Reprocessing Plant: Hydrogen Consumption Reaction Catalyzed by Pd Ions in the Simulated Solution
Takashi Kodama, Masanao Nakano, Yoshiaki Hayashi, Shingo Matsuoka, Yasuo Ito, Chihiro Matsuura, Hirotsugu Shiraishi, Yousuke Katsumura
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 1 | October 2010 | Pages 77-87
Technical Paper | Reprocessing | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-90
Total Hemispherical Emissivity of Potential Structural Materials for Very High Temperature Reactor Systems: Hastelloy X
Raymond K. Maynard, Tushar K. Ghosh, Robert V. Tompson, Dabir S. Viswanath, Sudarshan K. Loyalka
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 1 | October 2010 | Pages 88-100
Technical Paper | Materials for Nuclear Systems | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-6
High Pressure Boiling Water Reactor
Frigyes Reisch
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 2 | November 2010 | Pages 101-107
Technical Paper | Fission Reactors | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10897
Application of a Limit Exceedance Importance Measure to Risk-Informed Design
B. C. Johnson, G. E. Apostolakis, R. Denning
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 2 | November 2010 | Pages 108-119
Technical Paper | Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10898
Dominance Ratio Assessment and Monte Carlo Criticality Simulations: Dealing with High Dominance Ratio Systems
E. Dumonteil, T. Courau
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 2 | November 2010 | Pages 120-131
Technical Paper | Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10899
Fuel Assembly Design for Plutonium Conservation in a Light Water Reactor with Hard Neutron Spectrum
Sadao Uchikawa, Tsutomu Okubo, Yoshihiro Nakano
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 2 | November 2010 | Pages 132-142
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle and Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10900
Supercritical Water Reactor Steady-State, Burnup, and Transient Analyses with Extended PARCS/RELAP5
Po Hu, Paul P. H. Wilson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 2 | November 2010 | Pages 143-156
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle and Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10901
Verifiable Fuel Cycle Simulation Model (VISION): A Tool for Analyzing Nuclear Fuel Cycle Futures
Jacob J. Jacobson, A. M. Yacout, Gretchen E. Matthern, Steven J. Piet, David E. Shropshire, Robert F. Jeffers, Tyler Schweitzer
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 2 | November 2010 | Pages 157-178
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle and Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT172-157
Assessment of Natural Circulation Interruption During Asymmetric Cooldown Transients
Jacques Vlassenbroeck, Anis Bousbia Salah, Andrea Bucalossi
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 2 | November 2010 | Pages 179-188
Technical Paper | Thermal Hydraulics | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-106
Modeling Solidification-Induced Stress in Ceramic Waste Forms Containing Nuclear Wastes
Charles W. Solbrig, Kenneth J. Bateman
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 2 | November 2010 | Pages 189-203
Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10904
Fabrication of Monolithic RERTR Fuels by Hot Isostatic Pressing
Jan-Fong Jue, Blair H. Park, Curtis R. Clark, Glenn A. Moore, Dennis D. Keiser, Jr.
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 2 | November 2010 | Pages 204-210
Technical Paper | Materials for Nuclear Systems | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10905
An Analytical Simulation to Calibrate Gamma-Ray Cylindrical Detectors for Environmental and Radioactive Waste Measurements
Sherif S. Nafee
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 2 | November 2010 | Pages 211-219
Technical Paper | Radiation Measurements and Instrumentation | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10906
Application and Validation of ASTEC Code in the Analysis of Fission Product Release and Transport Processes Taking Place in the Phébus and the STORM Facilities
L. Ammirabile, A. Bieliauskas, A. Bujan, B. Toth, G. Gyenes, J. Dienstbier, L. Herranz, J. Fontanet, N. Reinke, A. Rizoiu, J. Jancovic
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 2 | November 2010 | Pages 220-229
Technical Note | Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10907
Modeling of Incineration of Spent Ion Exchange Resins of Boiling Water and Pressurized Water Nuclear Reactors
Kari Korpiola, Joonas Järvinen, Karri Penttilä, Petri Kotiluoto
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 2 | November 2010 | Pages 230-236
Technical Note | Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10908
An Out-of-Box Approach to Integrate an Optimization Algorithm and MAAP5 for Parameter Identification
Chih-Ming Tsai, Shih-Jen Wang, Show-Chyuan Chiang
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 3 | December 2010 | Pages 237-245
Technical Paper | Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10932
Irradiation Test of MOX Fuel Rods Fabricated by Attrition-Milling and Analysis of In-Pile Data with COSMOS Code
Byung-Ho Lee, Yang-Hyun Koo, Han-Soo Kim, Jae-Yong Oh, Young-Woo Lee, Dong-Seong Sohn, Wolfgang Wiesenack
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 3 | December 2010 | Pages 246-254
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle and Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10933
Radiation Shielding Options for a Nuclear Reactor Power System Landed on the Lunar Surface
Aaron E. Craft, Jeffrey C. King
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 3 | December 2010 | Pages 255-272
Technical Paper | Photon and Neutron Transport and Shielding | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10934
Bonner Sphere System with Active Detector for Measurements in Pulsed Neutron Fields
Eike Hohmann, Marlies Luszik-Bhadra, Helmut Schuhmacher, Burkhard Wiegel, Georg Fehrenbacher
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 3 | December 2010 | Pages 273-277
Technical Paper | Radiation Protection | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10935
A Decoupling Algorithm for Large Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors
Nafisah Khan, Lixuan Lu
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 3 | December 2010 | Pages 278-286
Technical Paper | Instrumentation and Control Systems | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10936
Immobilization of Radioactive Salt Waste into Silica-Based Waste Form via Chemical Conversion
Hwan-Seo Park, In-Tae Kim, Hwan-Young Kim, Byung Gil Ahn, Eung Ho Kim, Han Soo Lee
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 3 | December 2010 | Pages 287-294
Technical Paper | Reprocessing | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10937
Analysis of Displacement Damage Dose and Low Annealing Temperatures on the I-V Characteristics of SiC Schottky Diodes Using ANOVA Method
Behrooz Khorsandi, Jonathan Kulisek, Thomas E. Blue, Don Miller, Jon Baeslack, Steve Stone
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 3 | December 2010 | Pages 295-301
Technical Paper | Materials for Nuclear Systems | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10938
Compact D-D Neutron Source-Driven Subcritical Multiplier and Beam-Shaping Assembly for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
Francesco Ganda, Jasmina Vujic, Ehud Greenspan, Ka-Ngo Leung
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 3 | December 2010 | Pages 302-324
Technical Paper | Radiation Biology and Medicine | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10939
The Detection of Explosive Materials: Review of Considerations and Methods
Adrienne L. Lehnert, Kimberlee J. Kearfott
Nuclear Technology | Volume 172 | Number 3 | December 2010 | Pages 325-334
Technical Paper | Applications in Nonnuclear Fields | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A10940
