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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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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 IRD
Tuesday, June 13, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|Marriott 9
Session Chair:
Edward J. Cazalas
Alternate Chair:
Steven R. Biegalski
Session Organizer:
Igor Jovanovic
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X-ray-Induced Luminescence in Rare-Earth Doped LaPO4 Nanoparticles
10:00–10:20AM EDT
Santiago Bermudez (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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In Target Pressure Evaluation for Production of Zirconium-89
10:20–10:40AM EDT
J. Noel (Univ. Massachusetts, Lowell), D. Lee (Massachusetts General Hospital), J. Correia (Massachusetts General Hospital), S.K. Aghara (Univ. Massachusetts, Lowell), G. El Fakhri (Massachusetts General Hospital)
Demonstration of Hydrogen Loading in Lithium Thin Films for Betavoltaics
10:40–11:00AM EDT
Darrell Cheu (Purdue), Thomas Adams (Purdue), Shripad Revankar (Purdue)
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