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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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
Tuesday, September 27, 2022|1:15–3:20PM PDT|Seaport
Session Chair:
Andrew Rosenstrom (Georgia Tech)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Sandra Bogetic (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Novel Bremsstrahlung Converter Designs for Ultra High Dose Rate Radiotherapy Systems
1:15–1:40PM PDT
Andrew Rosenstrom (Georgia Tech), Mario Santana Leitner (SLAC), Sayed Rokni (SLAC), Shaheen Dewji (Georgia Tech), Billy W. Loo Jr. (Stanford Univ.)
Paper
MLEM Neutron Spectra Unfolding for Radiotherapy Photon Beams Using Bonner Sphere Spectrometer: A Simulation Study.
1:40–2:05PM PDT
S. Oliver (Univ. Politècnica de València), S. Morató (Univ. Politècnica de València), B. Juste (Univ. Politècnica de València), R. Miró (Univ. Politècnica de València), G. Verdu (Univ. Politècnica de València), N. Tejedor (Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe de València), J. Pérez-Calatayud (Unidad Mixta de Investigación en Radiofísica e Instrumentación Nuclear en Medicina)
Monte Carlo Calculations in Different Tumor Phenotypes for Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Using Auger Electron Emitting Radionuclides
2:05–2:30PM PDT
Jorge Borbinha (Instituto Superior Técnico), Durval Costa (Fundação Champalimaud), Paulo Ferreira (Fundação Champalimaud), Pedro Vaz (Instituto Superior Técnico), Salvatore D. Maria (Instituto Superior Técnico)
Development of Improved Dosimetry Standards for FLASH Radiotherapy: The UHDpulse Project
2:30–2:55PM PDT
A. Cimmino (ELI Beamlines), A. Schüller (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt), S. Heinrich (Institut Curie), C. Fouillade (Institut Curie), A. Subiel (National Physical Laboratory), L. De Marzi (Institut Curie), F. Romano (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), P. Peier (Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie), M. Trachsel (Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie), C. Fleta (Centro Nacional de Microelectronica), R. Kranzer (Physikalisch-Technische Werkstaetten-Freiburg), M. Caresana (Politecnico di Milano), S. Salvador (Normandie Univ.), S. Busold (Varian Medical Systems), A. Schönfeld (Sun Nuclear Corp.), M. McEwen (National Research Council of Canada), F. Gomez (Univ. Santiago de Compostela), J. Šolc (Czech Metrology Institute), C. Bailat (Centre Hospitalier Univ. Vaudois), J. Jakubek (ADVACAM), J. Pawelke (Technische Univ. Dresden), M. Borghesi (Queen's Univ. Belfast), R-P. Kapsch (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt), A. Knyziak (Central Office of Measures), V. Olšovcová (ELI Beamlines), C. Kottler (Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie), D. Poppinga (Physikalisch-Technische Werkstaetten-Freiburg), I. Ambrožová (Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS), C-S. Schmitzer (EBG MedAustron), S. Rossomme (IBA Dosimetry), M-C. Vozenin (Centre Hospitalier Univ. Vaudois)
External Dose Coefficients: Then, Now, and In the Future
2:55–3:20PM PDT
Nolan Hertel (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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