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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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
Thursday, August 24, 2023|10:45AM–12:25PM EDT|Columbia 11/12
Session Chair:
Sofiane Benhamadouche
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Xinggang Zhao (ORNL)
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Multiscale Approach for Boiling Flow Simulation
10:45–11:05AM EDT
Wei Ding (HZDR), Jinming Zhang (HZDR), Hamed Setoodeh (HZDR), Dirk Lucas (HZDR), Uwe Hampel (HZDR/TU Dresden)
Paper
Thermal-Hydraulic Assessment of the Proposed NIST Neutron Source Design
11:05–11:25AM EDT
Anil Gurgen (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Abdullah G. Weiss (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Joy S. Shen (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Analysis of Flow Blockage for the Fuel Assembly in Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor and Comparison of Analysis According to the Changed Assembly Design
11:25–11:45AM EDT
J. H. Seo (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), J. Y. Kim (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), I. C. Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Effect of Inner Wall Cracking on the Cavitation Bubble Formation in the Mercury Spallation Target at J-PARC
11:45AM–12:05PM EDT
Gen Ariyoshi (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Koichi Saruta (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Hiroyuki Kogawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Masatoshi Futakawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Kohki Maeno (Ibaraki Univ.), Yanrong Li (Ibaraki Univ.), Kihei Tsutsui (Lancemore Co.)
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