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Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
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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
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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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|Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Gunston East/West
Session Chair:
Kyoung-Ho Kang (TBD)
Alternate Chair:
Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel)
Session Organizer:
Joshua Kaizer (USNRC)
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Uncertainty Propagation and Sensitivity Analysis for a Better Understanding of the Flow Excursion Instability with the System Code CATHARE
3:30–3:50PM EDT
A. Ghione (CEA)
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Advances in Transient Thermal-Hydraulics in Water Cooled Nuclear Reactors: Main Outcomes of the OECD/NEA Specialist Meeting
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Francesco D`Auria (Univ. Pisa), Fulvio Mascari (ENEA), Stephen M. Bajorek (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Christophe Herer (IRSN), Miguel Sanchez Perea (CSN), Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel ENGIE), Martina Adorni (OECD NEA)
Advances in the Analysis and Management of Accidents and Future Challenges: The OECD/NEA WGAMA
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Hideo Nakamura (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Ahmed Bentaib (IRSN), Martina Adorni (OECD NEA)
Knowledge Representation to Support EMDAP Implementation in Advanced Reactor Licensing Applications
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Paridhi Athe (NCSU), Nam Dinh (NCSU), Abhinav Gupta (NCSU)
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FFTBM Assessment of Reverse Natural Circulation Transient in PKL Test Facility
4:50–5:10PM EDT
Q. Cai (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), F. D'Auria (Univ. Pisa), K. Umminger (Consultant), J. Shan (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
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