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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|New and Advanced Reactors
Monday, August 21, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Embassy
Session Chair:
Rui Hu
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Emre Tatli (Westinghouse)
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Post-Test Analysis of SIRIO Facility Data by System Thermal-Hydraulic Codes for LFR Application
1:30–1:50PM EDT
T. Del Moro (Sapienza Univ. Rome), F. Giannetti (Sapienza Univ. Rome), G. Khalil Youssef (Sapienza Univ. Rome), P. Lorusso (ENEA), M. Caramello (Ansaldo Nucleare), M. Cauzzi (SIET), M. Tarantino (ENEA)
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Experimental Research of the MYRRHA Primary Pump Hydraulic Characteristics at a Reduced Scale
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Mikhail Iarmonov (SCK CEN), Katrien V. Tichelen (SCK CEN)
Asymmetric Decay Heat Removal in MYRRHA: Experiments in the E-SCAPE Facility
2:10–2:30PM EDT
J. Pacio (SCK CEN), R. Serrano Diogo (SCK CEN), K. Van Tichelen (SCK CEN)
Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of the FFTF LOFWOS Transient with the SPECTRA Code
2:30–2:50PM EDT
F. Alcaro (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group), M.M. Stempniewicz (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group)
Presented by Fajar Sri Lestari Pangukir (NRG)
Multiscale Effects in Sodium Fast Reactors: Feedback from the Open Phase of the FFTF LOFWOS-13 Test
2:50–3:10PM EDT
Antoine Gerschenfeld (CEA), Yannick Gorsse (CEA), Simon Li (CEA)
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