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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
Standards Program
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Fermilab center renamed after late particle physicist Helen Edwards
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s Integrated Engineering Research Center, which officially opened in January 2024, is now known as the Helen Edwards Engineering Center. The name was changed to honor the late particle physicist who led the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of the lab’s Tevatron accelerator and was part of the Water Resources Development Act signed by President Biden in December 2024, according to a Fermilab press release.
Technical Session|Experimental Thermal Hydraulics
Monday, August 21, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Gunston East/West
Session Chair:
Jun Wang (TerraPower)
Alternate Chair:
Minghui Chen
Session Organizer:
Xiaodong Sun
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Performance Analysis of Water Heat Pipe for Application of the Passive Cooling System in Nuclear Power Plants
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Ye Yeong Park (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
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Experimental Investigation of Heat Pipe Flow Dynamics and Performance
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Ilyas Yilgor (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Shanbin Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Experimental Study on the Start-up of the Annular Wick Type Heat Pipe Using Fiber Optical Temperature Measurement Technique
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Joseph Seo (TAMU), Hansol Kim (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
Experimental Study on the Characteristics of Thermal Interaction Between Liquid Metal with Water
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Lin Zhang (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Chang Deng (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Xiaojing Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.)
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