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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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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
Thursday, September 29, 2022|1:15–3:20PM PDT|Harbor
Session Chair:
Kristel Ghoos (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Daniela Ene (SCK CEN)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Radiation Protection and the Design of the Shielding Envelope at the MINERVA Facility
1:15–1:40PM PDT
Daniela Ene (SCK CEN), Yurdunaz Celik (SCK CEN), Adrian Fabich (SCK CEN), Alexey Stankovskiy (SCK CEN)
Paper
Radiation Field due to Beam Losses and Back Streaming in the Proton Beam Handling Room of the MINERVA Full Power Facility
1:40–2:05PM PDT
Yurdunaz Celik (SCK CEN), Willem Leysen (SCK CEN), Daniela Ene (SCK CEN), Alexey Stankovskiy (SCK CEN), Gert Van den Eynde (SCK CEN)
Shielding Calculations with the Unstructured Mesh Model of the ORNL's Second Target Station
2:05–2:30PM PDT
Lukas Zavorka (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL)
Analysis of the Preliminary Bunker Shielding Design with a Mix of Populated and Unpopulated Neutron Beamlines at the Spallation Neutron Source Second Target Station
2:30–2:55PM PDT
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL), Paul Mueller (ORNL), Kumar Mohindroo (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL)
Shielding Analyses for SNS Accelerator Power Upgrade
2:55–3:20PM PDT
I. Popova (ORNL), F. X. Gallmeier (ORNL)
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