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The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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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|Computational Thermal Hydraulics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|10:45AM–12:25PM EDT|Columbia 9/10
Session Chair:
Lane B. Carasik
Alternate Chair:
Nadish Saini
Session Organizer:
Igor A. Bolotnov
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CFD Simulations of the UPTF-TRAM Test C1
10:45–11:05AM EDT
E. Fogliatto (Paul Scherrer Institute), I. Clifford (Paul Scherrer Institute)
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CFD Simulations of Large-Scale Tests Highlighting the Effects of Thermal Radiation in Steam-Containing Atmospheres
11:05–11:25AM EDT
A. Dehbi (Paul Scherrer Institute), R. Kapulla (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Assessment of Neptune_CFD Applied to the Study of a Passive Safety Condenser: Modeling and First Validation Elements
11:25–11:45AM EDT
Jorge Perez (CEA), Bruno Raverdy (CEA), Clément Liegeard (CEA), Franck Morin (CEA), Nicolas Merigoux (EDF), Jérôme Lavieville (EDF), Chaï Koren (EDF), Nicolas Sobecki (EDF), Michael Montout (EDF), Thomas Prusek (EDF), Pierre Gaillard (Framatome)
High-Fidelity CFD Simulation of Mixed Convection in a Pebble Bed Test Reactor Core
11:45AM–12:05PM EDT
Haomin Yuan (ANL), Dillon Shaver (ANL), Tri Nguyen (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), David Reger (Penn State), Ka-Yen Yau (Kairos Power), Giacomo Busco (Kairos Power), Nate Salpeter (Kairos Power), R. Brian Jackson (Kairos Power)
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