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Division Spotlight
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.
Meeting Spotlight
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.
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10:40AM–12:20PM EDT
Session Chair: Jaakko Leppanen
Session Chair: Rodolfo Ferrer
Session Chair: Thomas M. Evans
Session Chair: Kendra Long
1:20–3:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Mathew Cleveland
Session Chair: Kostadin Ivanov
Session Chair: Richard Vasques
Session Chair: Tara Pandya
3:30–5:10PM EDT
Session Chair: Aaron Olson
Session Chair: David Griesheimer
Session Chair: Todd Palmer
Session Chair: Thomas Brunner
5:30–7:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Katherine Royston
Session Chair: Yaqi Wang
Session Chair: William Wieselquist
Session Chair: Adam Nelson
Session Chair: Joshua Hykes
Session Chairs: Nicholas A. Gentile, Mathew Cleveland
Session Chair: Jean Ragusa
Session Chair: Raffi Yessayan
Session Chair: Sebastian Schunert
Session Chair: Terry Haut
Session Chair: James Warsa
Session Chair: Jae Chang
Session Chair: Alex Long
Session Chair: Maria Avramova
Session Chair: Erin Davis
8:30–10:10AM EDT
Session Chair: Ryan McClarren
Session Chairs: Imre Pázsit, Anil Prinja
Session Chair: Massimiliano Fratoni
Session Chair: Scott Palmtag
Session Chair: Zeyun Wu
Session Chairs: Imre Pázsit, Anil K. Prinja
Session Chair: Xu Wu
Session Chair: Brendan Kochunas
1:20–2:10PM EDT
Session Chair: Changho Lee
Session Chair: Patrick Brantley
Session Chair: Hany Abdel-Khalik
2:10–3:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Christophe Demaziere
Session Chair: Won Sik Yang
Session Chair: Agustin Abarca
Session Chair: Christophe Demazière
Session Chair: Cory Hauck
Session Chair: Benjamin Betzler
Session Chair: HyeongKae Park
Session Chair: Andrew Holcomb
Session Chair: Bojan Petrovic
Session Chair: Robert Nourgaliev
Session Chair: Simone Santandrea
Session Chair: Matthew Jessee
Session Chair: Jason Hou