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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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US, Korea sign MOU for nuclear cooperation
The U.S. departments of Energy and State have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Korea’s ministries of Trade, Industry and Energy and of Foreign Affairs for the two nations to partner on nuclear exports and cooperation.
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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