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The American Nuclear Society is soliciting names of qualified members who are interested in becoming the editor of the ANS journal Nuclear Technology (NT). Dr. Nicholas Tsoulfanidis, Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, has served as editor of NT since June 1997. During his term, Professor Tsoulfanidis has done an outstanding job. He has raised NT’s reputation for technical excellence and has kept up a full schedule of publishing monthly issues.

Professor Tsoulfanidis has indicated that he intends to retire from the editorship at the conclusion of his current term in June 2015. Consequently, ANS is seeking a qualified individual to fill this position. The selected person will be appointed “Editor-Designate” by June 2014, will work with Professor Tsoulfanidis for approximately one year, and will take over the full editor’s role no later than June 2015.

It is the responsibility of the editor of NT to maintain the technical quality of the journal. The responsibilities of the position include reviewing submitted papers for content and appropriateness, selecting suitable reviewers for detailed technical review of each paper, reading reviewers’ comments and recommendations, and determining the outcome of the submission (acceptance as is, required revision and re-review, or rejection). The editor also sets the technical directions of the journal by soliciting papers, special issues, and reviews on important and timely technical topics. The editor is expected to be proactive in obtaining manuscripts such that a sufficient number of high-quality manuscripts on appropriate and timely topics are considered for publication.

The editor will work with the ANS Scientific Publications Department staff to ensure that NT is financially viable. This includes forecasting the future volume of papers for planning purposes and providing advice on subscription prices and page charges. The editorial and administrative work associated with publishing NT (receiving manuscripts, transmitting manuscripts to reviewers, following up to get reviews back, technical editing, typesetting, and printing) is carried out by the ANS Scientific Publications Department staff. The role of the editor is thus primarily technical leadership and direction. Past experience indicates that this requires on average 8 hours per week, including attendance at the two ANS national meetings and approximately two topical meetings per year. The editor meets with and reports to the ANS Technical Journals Committee (TJC) at the national meetings each year.

ANS pays the editor a small honorarium, provides a travel budget to attend the required meetings, and pays communications costs as needed.

Candidates for editor must be knowledgeable and respected members of the nuclear community and members (in good standing) of ANS. They must have experience with and appreciation for the role of research and journal publication in the nuclear area.

Individuals who are qualified and interested in this vital position are requested to electronically submit the following documents to rmichal@ans.org:

1. cover letter highlighting the applicant’s interest in and suitability for the position—one page maximum;
2. statement of editorial approach: brief summary of the applicant’s approach toward executing the responsibilities of editor, in particular, specific plans for ensuring that NT will continue to thrive over the next decade—two pages maximum;
3. full curriculum vitae including list of publications—no page limit.

For full consideration, applications must be received by May 1, 2013. Receipt of an application will be acknowledged via e-mail reply. Queries about this opportunity should be directed to Dr. Yousry Azmy, TJC Chair, yyazmy@ncsu.edu, 919-515-3385. Interviews of the prospective candidates by
the TJC are expected to be held at the 2013 ANS Annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

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The October 2012 issue of the technical journal Nuclear Technology is available electronically and in hard copy for American Nuclear Society member subscribers and others.  Non-subscribers click here to learn how to subscribe to NT and other ANS titles.

NT is the international research journal of ANS and is edited by Dr. Nicholas Tsoulfanidis.

The October issue contains the following peer-reviewed articles:

• Acceptable Seismic-Induced Risks per U.S. Department of Energy Standards at Nuclear Facilities, by James J. Dahl, Shivi Singh, and Marvin G. Zimmerman
• Development of Erbia-Credit Super-High-Burnup Fuel: Evaluation of Minimum Erbia Content for Criticality Safety Analyses, by Masatoshi Yamasaki, Hironobu Unesaki, Akio Yamamoto, Toshikazu Takeda, and Masaaki Mori
• Characterizing Limited-Separations Fuel Cycles Using Breed-and-Burn Reactors, by Robert Petroski, Benoit Forget, and Charles Forsberg
• Fuzzy Evaluation of Horizontal Nuclear Proliferation Risk for More Efficient Resource Allocation of IAEA’s Integrated Safeguards, by Naoto Otsuka
• Determination Procedures of High Risk Zones for Local Wall Thinning Due to Flow-Accelerated Corrosion, by Shunsuke Uchida, Masanori Naitoh, Hidetoshi Okada, Hiroaki Suzuki, Soji Koikari, Seiichi Koshizuka, and Derek H. Lister
• Nonhomogeneous-Nonequilibrium Two-Phase-Flow Model for Nuclear Reactor Single-Channel Stability Analysis, by Jiyun Zhao, C. P. Tso, and K. J. Tseng
• Development of CAD-MCNP Interface Program GEOMIT and Its Applicability for ITER Neutronics Design Calculations, by Hesham R. Nasif, Fukuzo Masuda, Hidetsugu Morota, Hitomasa Iida, Satoshi Sato, and Chikara Konno
• The Behavior of Radiolytically Produced Hydrogen in a High-Level Liquid Waste Tank of a Reprocessing Plant: Hydrogen Concentration Under Gamma Irradiation of the Simulated Solution, by Takashi Kodama, Masanao Nakano, Kunio Fujita, Shingo Matsuoka, Yasuo Ito, Chihiro Matsuura, Hirotsugu Shiraishi, and Yousuke Katsumura
• Technology and Policy Aspects of Deep Borehole Nuclear Waste Disposal, by M. J. Driscoll, R. K. Lester, K. G. Jensen, B. W. Arnold, P. N. Swift, P. V. Brady
• Development of a U.S. Nuclear Waste Repository Research Program in Salt, by Bruce A. Robinson, Ned Z. Elkins, and Joe T. Carter
• A New Analysis of Composite Materials for Use in Glove-Box Applications, by Adam Davis and Donald J. Dudziak

ANS journals are available for purchase by issue or by article. Please click here to go to the online journals page. A menu of ANS’s publications is available online by clicking here.

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The September 2012 edition of the technical journal Nuclear Technology is available electronically and in hard copy for American Nuclear Society member subscribers and others.

Nuclear Technology is an international journal of the American Nuclear Society and is edited by Dr. Nicholas Tsoulfanidis.

The September issue contains the following peer-reviewed articles:

• Design Study to Increase Plutonium Conversion Ratio of HC-FLWR Core, by Akifumi Yamaji, Yoshihiro Nakano, Sadao Uchikawa, and Tsutomu Okub
• Propagation of ^235,236,238U and ²³⁹Pu Nuclear Data Uncertainties for a Typical PWR Fuel Element, by D. Rochman, A. J. Koning, and D. F. Da Cruz
• Reactor Loose Part Damage Assessments on Steam Generator Tube Sheets, by W. Cyrus Proctor and J. Michael Doster
• Evaluation of JSFR Key Technologies, by Yoshitaka Chikazawa, Kazumi Aoto, Hiroki Hayafune, Shoji Kotake, Yushi Ohno, Takaya Ito, and Mikio Toda
• An Examination of Simplification and Uncertainty on Material Attractiveness Evaluation for Proliferation Resistance Assessment, by Steven E. Skutnik and Man-Sung Yim
• Analysis of BR2 Loss-of-Flow Tests C and F, by Constantine P. Tzanos and B. Dionne
• An Algorithmic Approach for RELAP5/MOD3 Reactivity Insertion Analysis in Research Reactors,  by S. Chatzidakis, A. Ikonomopoulos, and M. Alamaniotis
• Studies on Separation of Minor Actinides from Lanthanides from High Level Waste by Extraction Chromatography Using 2,6-Bistriazinyl Pyridine, by P. Deepika, K. N. Sabharwal, T. G. Srinivasan, and P. R. Vasudeva Rao
• In-Situ Creep Testing Capability for the Advanced Test Reactor, by Bong Goo Kim, Joy L. Rempe, Darrell L. Knudson, Keith G. Condie, and Bulent H. Sencer
• Hemispherical Total Emissivity of Potential Structural Materials for Very High Temperature Reactor Systems: Haynes 230, by Raymond K. Maynard, Naphtali M. Mokgalapa, Tushar K. Ghosh, Robert V. Tompson, Dabir S. Viswanath,  and Sudarshan K. Loyalka

ANS journals are available for purchase by edition or by article. Please click here to go to the online journals page. A menu of ANS’s publications is available online by clicking here.

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