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Division members promote the advancement of mathematical and computational methods for solving problems arising in all disciplines encompassed by the Society. They place particular emphasis on numerical techniques for efficient computer applications to aid in the dissemination, integration, and proper use of computer codes, including preparation of computational benchmark and development of standards for computing practices, and to encourage the development on new computer codes and broaden their use.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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|Sponsored by Fuels and Actinide Materials
Tuesday, December 12, 2023|1:00–2:40PM CST|Galerie 3
Session Chair:
Luca Capriotti (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Michael R. Tonks (Univ. Florida)
Track Organizers:
Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
Jian Gan (INL)
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Effects of Lanthanides on Phase Distribution in As-Cast Unirradiated U-Pu-Zr Metallic Fuel
1:00–1:20PM CST
M. Mika (Univ. Florida), A. Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
Paper
Stability and Diffusion of Lanthanide Fission Products in HCP Zirconium Revealed by Density Functional Theory Calculations
1:20–1:40PM CST
Shehab Shousha (NCSU), Benjamin Beeler (NCSU), Maria Okuniewski (Purdue)
In-situ TEM Studies of Microstructural and Phase Evolution in Metallic Fuel Alloys
1:40–2:00PM CST
Fidelma G. Di Lemma (INL), S. Vajayan (Michigan Tech Univ.), D. Salvato (INL), K.D. Wright (INL), L.R. Hawkins (INL), K.K. Bawane (INL), L. Capriotti (INL), T. Yao (INL)
Localized Composition of Constituent Redistribution Regions in a Neutron Irradiated U-10wt.%Zr Fuel
2:00–2:20PM CST
N. Rodriguez Perez (Purdue), J. Thomas (Purdue), M.A. Okuniewski (Purdue)
Correlating Constituent Redistribution and Fission Gas Bubble Structures in Irradiated U-Zr Fuels
2:20–2:40PM CST
Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida), Mitch Mika (Univ. Florida), Mary Sevart (Univ. Florida), Fei Xu (INL), Tiankai Yao (INL), Luca Capriotti (INL)
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