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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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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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ARPA-E announces $40 million to develop transmutation technologies for UNF
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced $40 million in funding to develop cutting-edge technologies to enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel into less-radioactive substances. According to ARPA-E, the new initiative addresses one of the agency’s core goals as outlined by Congress: to provide transformative solutions to improve the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|301B
Session Chair:
Jerry Mauck
Alternate Chair:
Tate Shorthill
Session Organizer:
Edward L. Quinn
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Approaches for D3 Analysis for Advanced Reactor Deployment
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Best Estimate and Uncertainty Analysis for Safety Analysis and Plant Margins UPDATED_ 2023
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Approaches for Defense-in-Depth and Diversity (D3) for Advanced Reactor Deployment
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Jerry Mauck (Paragon Energy Solutions), Glenn Lang (Paragon Energy Solutions), Michael Howard (Numerical Solutions), Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions)
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U.S. NRC Staff's Focus to Expand the Use of Risk-Informed Approaches to Address Digital Instrumentation and Controls Common-Cause Failures
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Samir Darbali (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Steven Alferink (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Norbert Carte (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Best Estimate and Uncertainty Analysis for Safety Analysis and Plant Margins
1:50–2:15PM EDT
K. Ivanov (NINE), M. Avramova (NINE), M. Modro (NINE), M. Cherubini (NINE), A. Petruzzi (NINE), Edward L. (Ted) Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions)
An Approach to Modeling Postulated Software Common Cause Failures of Diverse Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Tate Shorthill (Univ. Pittsburgh), Han Bao (INL), Edward Chen (NCSU), Sai Zhang (INL), Heng Ban (Univ. Pittsburgh)
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