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Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|PSA Analyses: Methods and Applications
Monday, July 17, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|300A
Session Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Man Cheol Kim (Chung-Ang University)
Session Organizer:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL)
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Risk-Informed Analysis of the Application of Accident Tolerant Fuels in the SPAR-CSN Probabilistic Safety Assessment Model
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Sergio Courtin (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), César Queral (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Alberto García-Herranz (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Jorge Sánchez Torrijos (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), David Canal (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Julia Herrero-Otero (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid)
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A Pragmatic Approach in the Selection of a Tritium Computer Model for Accident Consequence Analysis
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Kevin R. O'Kula (Nuclear Safety Consultant)
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Synthesis of Insights Regarding Current PRA Technologies for Risk-Informed Decision Making
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Joy Shen (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Saman Marandi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Mohammad Modarres (Univ. Maryland, College Park)
A Method for Determining Contributions from Advanced Risk Model Quantifications
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Nathan DeKett (GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Eric Jorgenson (GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Dennis Henneke (GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
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