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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|Rotunda
Session Chair:
Jonghyun Kim
Alternate Chair:
Roberto Ponciroli
Session Organizer:
Lou Martinez Sancho
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Design of Operation Support System Under the Abnormal Situation in NPPs
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Younhee Choi (Chosun Univ.), Ji Hun Park (Chosun Univ.), Man Gyun Na (Chosun Univ.), Jonghyun Kim (Chosun Univ.)
Paper
SPIDAR: System-Level Physics-Informed Detection of Anomalies in Reactors
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Ezgi Gursel (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Bhavya Reddy (San Jose State), Benjamin Smith (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Shahrbanoo Rezaei (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Katy Daniels (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jamie Baalis Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Mahboubeh Madadi (San Jose State), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Ronald Boring (INL), Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Anahita Khojandi (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Quantitative Estimation and Visualization of the Normal Operation Region for Power Transient Planning
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Haoyu Wang (ANL), Roberto Ponciroli (ANL), Thomas Elmer (ANL), Hubert Ley (ANL), Akshay J. Dave (ANL), Richard B. Vilim (ANL)
Intelligent Early Warning Technique for Transient Recognition at Nuclear Power Plants
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Seo Ryong Koo (KAERI), Jaekwan Park (KAERI)
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