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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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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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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics Analysis and Testing
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Palm H
Session Chair:
Izabela Gutowska (Oregon State)
Alternate Chair:
Eric Cervi (ANL)
Session Organizers:
Hiroyuki Yoshida (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Mauricio E. Tano (INL)
Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Development of Data Reporting Standards for High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) Thermal-Fluid Experiments
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Sunming Qin (INL), Zachary Welker (Univ. Michigan), Robert F. Kile (INL), Gerhard Strydom (INL)
Paper
Helium Gap Effects on Thermal Performance of Heat Pipe and Axial Flow Type Heat Exchanger
10:20–10:40AM PDT
Faruk Celik (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Conjugate Heat Transfer Between a Micro-HTGR and Shipping Container
10:40–11:00AM PDT
T-Ying Lin (Purdue Univ.), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue Univ.)
Presented by Ketan Ajay (Purdue Univ.)
Multi-Physics Simulation of a Pebble Bed High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor with a SAM/Griffin Coupled Model
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Zhiee Jhia Ooi (ANL), Gang Yang (ANL), Travis Mui (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
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