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Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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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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|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Palm H
Session Chair:
Zhiee Ooi (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Thanh Hua (ANL)
Session Organizers:
Hiroyuki Yoshida (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Mauricio E. Tano (INL)
Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Thermal Hydraulic Modeling of Molten Salt Microreactor Using RELAP5-3D
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Jackson Ivory (Brigham Young Univ.), Andrew Larsen (Brigham Young Univ.), Matthew Memmott (Brigham Young Univ.)
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Heterogeneous Model for Heat Transfer in Porous Debris Bed
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Ji-Won Choi (Sejong Univ.), In-Sik Ra (Sejong Univ.), Gi-Young Tak (Sejong Univ.), Hae-Yong Jeong (Sejong Univ.)
Global Sensitivity Analysis of Distributed Fiber Optic Temperature Measurements in a Thermal Hydraulic System
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Lauren Kohler (NCSU), Darius Lisowski (ANL), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
Fuel Expansion in Pressure Supported Fuel Reactors
4:15–4:35PM PDT
T. Wielenga (Wielenga Innovation Foundation), W.S. Yang (Univ. Michigan), Xiaodong Sun (Univ. Michigan)
Code Benchmark of Pressurized Conduction Cooldown Transient in the High Temperature Test Facility
4:35–4:55PM PDT
Thanh Hua (ANL), Robert Kile (INL), Sung Nam Lee (KAERI), Ling Zou (ANL), Aaron Epiney (INL)
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