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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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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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NDA funds Plutonium Ceramics Academic Hub with U.K. universities
The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has announced that it will establish a Plutonium Ceramics Academic Hub with the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield. The announcement follows a decision by the U.K. government in January to immobilize the country’s inventory of civil separated plutonium at the Sellafield nuclear site, mitigating the material’s long-term safety and security risks.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Evolution of Material Properties
Thursday, December 14, 2023|10:00–11:40AM CST|Galerie 1
Session Chair:
Benjamin P. Eftink (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Thak Sang Byun (ORNL)
Track Organizers:
Gary Was (Univ. Michigan)
Dong Liu (University of Bristol)
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Effective Lanthanide Diffusivity Through U-Zr Metallic Fuel
10:00–10:20AM CST
L.K. Aagesen (INL), J. Hirschhorn (INL), C. Jiang (INL)
Paper
Effects of High Temperature Neutron Irradiation on the Thermal Conductivity of Graphite
10:20–10:40AM CST
Anne A. Campbell (ORNL)
Hardening of Beryllium During Low Temperature Irradiation
10:40–11:00AM CST
Slava Kuksenko (U.K. Atomic Energy Authority)
Influence of Alloying Element Precipitation (Si, Mg) on Grain Boundary Strength in Al: A Molecular Dynamics Study
11:00–11:20AM CST
ATM Jahid Hasan (NCSU), Benjamin Beeler (NCSU)
Machine Learning-Aided Calculations of Thermodynamic Properties of Na-O System up to Na2O2 Composition
11:20–11:40AM CST
Chaeyeong Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Takuji Oda (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
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