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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Jasmine G
Session Chair:
Ashley Raster
Alternate Chair:
Michael A. Fendler
Session Organizer:
Benjamin Martin
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Flattop-HEU Benchmark Reevaluation Summary
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Kristin Stolte (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL)
Presented by John Bess (JFoster and Assoc.)
Paper
Effect of Decay Time on Criticality Safety Analyses for High-Burnup and Extended Enrichment Fuels
10:20–10:40AM PDT
A.M. Shaw (ORNL), W.A. Metwally (ORNL), M.N. Dupont (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL), C. Celik (ORNL), V. Karriem (ORNL), A. Lang (ORNL), K.L. Reed (ORNL)
A Resolved Resonance Evaluation for 51V with Resonance Parameter Covariance
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Luiz Leal (ORNL), Goran Arbanas (ORNL), Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN), Klaus Guber (ORNL), Peter Schillebeeckx (EC, JRC-Geel), Stefan Kopecky (EC, JRC-Geel), Carlos Paradela (EC, JRC-Geel), Ettore Marcello Mafucci (Univ. degli Studi di Torino)
HALEU (LEU+) Commercial LWR Fuel Fabrication at 8 wt.% 235U
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Lon E. Paulson (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), James F. DeGolyer (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Brian K. Stone (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), David A. Eghbali (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), James E. Banfield (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Joshua W. Thomas (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Charles R. Priest (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Ethan T. Reisker (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Maddison C. Barber (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Conducting MUSiC Modeling Studies
11:20–11:40AM PDT
W.J. Marshall (ORNL), M.T. Brandt (U.S. Naval Academy), L.M. Mulig (U.S. Naval Academy), T.M. Greene (ORNL), S.R. Blair (U.S. Naval Academy), A.M. Shaw (ORNL)
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