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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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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FED
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|Marriott 4
Session Chair:
Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Session Organizer:
Paul W. Humrickhouse
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Integrated Fusion Neutronics Workflow for MCNP, OpenMC, and Shift
10:00–10:20AM EDT
J.W. Bae (ORNL), K. Borowiec (ORNL), A. Sircar (ORNL), V. Badalassi (ORNL)
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Searching the Plasma Geometry and Configuration Spaces for Feasible Tokamak Design Point
10:20–10:40AM EDT
Ehab Hassan (ORNL), C.E. Kessel (ORNL), J.M. Park (ORNL), P.B. Snyder (ORNL), C.S. Collins (ORNL)
Validation and Verification of a RELAP5-3D Model of the Lobo Lead Loop
10:40–11:00AM EDT
Jonathan L. Barthle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Shielding Design of SPARC Diagnostic Ports: Practical Lessons
11:00–11:20AM EDT
Ian R. Miner (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Megan Wart (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (MPR Assoc.)
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