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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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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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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
Tuesday, June 13, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Kentucky
Session Chair:
Scott P. Palmtag
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Session Organizer:
Massimiliano Fratoni
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Load-Follow Operation in LEU+ Loaded APR1400 Using CSBA and ATF Clad
1:00–1:20PM EDT
Husam Khalefih (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Paper
Isotopic Lead Neutron Evaluations for Future Fast Spectrum Systems
1:20–1:40PM EDT
Peter Brain (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Yaron Danon (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Dave Brown (Brookhaven), Devin Barry (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
Investigation of Dimensional Effects in the Modeling of Fast-Spectrum MSRs
1:40–2:00PM EDT
Nahom Habtemariam (TAMU), Carlo Fiorina (TAMU), Stefano Lorenzi (Politecnico di Milano)
Radial and Axial Thermal Neutron Flux Distribution Analysis with Various Parameters for Thorium-Based Molten Salt Reactor Using MCNP6.2
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Seda Yilmaz Kaygisiz (Purdue), Shripad Revankar (Purdue)
Power Distribution Analysis of the Fast Modular Reactor
2:20–2:40PM EDT
Darrin Leer (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Hangbok Choi (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems)
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