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Accelerator Applications
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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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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ARPA-E announces $40 million to develop transmutation technologies for UNF
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced $40 million in funding to develop cutting-edge technologies to enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel into less-radioactive substances. According to ARPA-E, the new initiative addresses one of the agency’s core goals as outlined by Congress: to provide transformative solutions to improve the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics Analysis and Testing
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Palm H
Session Chair:
Katrina Sweetland (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Mauricio E. Tano (INL)
Session Organizers:
Hiroyuki Yoshida (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Experimental Study on a Loss of Shutdown Cooling System (SCS) Accompanied by a Main Steam Line Break (MSLB) Accident Based on the Risk/Performance Information Analysis
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Yusun Park (KAERI), Byoung Uhn Bae (KAERI), Jongrok Kim (KAERI), Jae Bong Lee (KAERI), Seok Cho (KAERI), Kyoung Ho Kang (KAERI), Jae Beol Hong (Future & Challenge Technology), Hyun Bin Chang (Future & Challenge Technology)
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Experimental Study on Pressure Loss Characteristic in a Vertical Annulus Under Low Reynolds Number Natural Circulation Flow Conditions
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Youngchang Ko (Pusan Nat'l Univ.), Seongbae Park (Pusan Nat'l Univ.), Sanggyun Nam (Pusan Nat'l Univ.), Jae Jun Jeong (Pusan Nat'l Univ.), Byongjo Yun (Pusan Nat'l Univ.)
Testing of Lead Freezing at the LEFREEZ Facility in Support of Westinghouse Lead Fast Reactor Development
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Fabio Martini (Westinghouse Electric Co. UK), Sung Jin Lee (Fauske & Assoc.), Michael Epstein (Fauske & Assoc.), Paolo Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Dean Wilson (Univ. Manchester), Hector Iacovides (Univ. Manchester)
First Phase Passive Heat Removal Facility (PHRF) Experiments for Westinghouse LFR
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Marco Caramello (Ansaldo Nucleare), Megan Durse (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Richard F. Wright (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paolo Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Giorgio K. Youssef (Sapienza Univ. Rome), Michele Frignani (Ansaldo Nuclear), Mariano Tarantino (ENEA), Aiden Wimshurst (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), Rhodri Watkins (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), Graham Macpherson (Frazer-Nash Consultancy)
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