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Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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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|3:50–5:55PM PDT|Seaport
Session Chair:
Martin Schulc (Centrum výzkumu Řež)
Alternate Chair:
Amir Bahadori (Kansas State)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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The Characterization of Radiation Field near PET Medical Cyclotron
3:50–4:15PM PDT
Martin Schulc (Research Centre Rez), Marek Zmeskal (Research Centre Rez), Evzen Losa (Research Centre Rez), Zdenek Matej (Masaryk Univ.), Michal Kostal (Research Centre Rez), Simon Vadjak (UJV Rez), Roberto Capote (IAEA)
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Current Status of TRIPOLI-4® on Adult and Pediatric Computational Phantoms for Radiation Dosimetry Study
4:15–4:40PM PDT
Yi-Kang Lee (CEA), François-Xavier Hugot (CEA)
Meta-Heuristic Optimization Methods for Isotope Production Target Design
4:40–5:05PM PDT
Cameron Salyer (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Sandra Bogetic (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Advancement of the Meta-Heuristic Optimization Algorithms for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
5:05–5:30PM PDT
Christopher Busch (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Sandra Bogetic (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Chester Ramsey (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville)
Modeling Dynamic Voxelized Biological Sample Irradiation with Non-Uniform Neutron Beam
5:30–5:55PM PDT
Eric Giunta (Kansas State), Alan Cebula (Kansas State), Amir A. Bahadori (Kansas State)
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