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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
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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine D
Session Chair:
Donny Hartanto (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
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Consideration of Design Based Uncertainties in TREAT Reactor Control Mechanisms During Steady-State Operation
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Ishita Trivedi (INL), Sebastian Schunert (INL), Mark DeHart (INL)
Presented by Abdalla Abou Jaoude (INL)
Paper
Benchmark Calculations for Turkey Point Unit 3 and Surry Unit 1 Using the SCALE/Polaris-PARCS Procedure
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Byoung-kyu Jeon (ORNL), Kang Seog Kim (ORNL), Andrew M. Ward (Univ. Michigan), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Matthew A. Jessee (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
Sensitivity and Validation Studies of Plutonium-238 Production with Shift and ORIGEN
3:55–4:15PM PDT
D. Chandler (ORNL), D. Hartanto (ORNL), J.W. Bae (ORNL), K.M. Burg (ORNL), Y.E. Robert (ORNL)
Preliminary Neutronics Analysis of Mixed HEU-LEU Transition Cores for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Kyle Anderson (ANL), Alberto Talamo (ANL), Tyler Sumner (ANL), Sero Yang (ANL), Walid Mohamed (ANL), Lin-wen Hu (MIT), Erik Wilson (ANL)
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