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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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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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Feinstein Institutes to research novel radiation countermeasure
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, home of the research institutes of New York’s Northwell Health, announced it has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of human ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone, as a medical countermeasure against radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (GI-ARS).
Technical Session|Lightning Talks
Tuesday, October 8, 2024|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Room 5
Session Chair:
Dawn M. Scates (INL)
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Considerations for Introducing Artificial Intelligence into Nuclear Power Plants
1:00–1:07PM MDT
Anna Hall (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
Presented by Cody Walker (INL)
Paper
AI/ML Lock and Key: A Methodology to Verify Unaltered AI/ML Algorithms
1:07–1:14PM MDT
Shaw X. Wen (INL)
A Method for Software Failure Mode Quantification Under Limited Data Conditions
1:14–1:21PM MDT
Tate Shorthill (INL), Han Bao (INL), Edward Chen (INL), Heng Ban (Univ. Pittsburgh)
A Review of Mobile Robot Technology for Security Applications at Nuclear Facilities
1:21–1:28PM MDT
Ujwal Sharma (Idaho State), Uma Shankar Medasetti (Idaho State), Taher Deemyad (Idaho State), Mustafa Mashal (Idaho State), Vaibhav Yadav (INL)
Presented by Robby Christian (INL)
Autonomous 3D Radiation Mapping on Robots for Efficient Monitoring of Next Generation Reactors
1:28–1:35PM MDT
Andy Haefner (Gamma Reality), Erika Suzuki (Gamma Reality), R. Pavlovsky (Gamma Reality), P. Proctor (Gamma Reality), L. Peterson (Gamma Reality), S. DuBridge (Gamma Reality), J. Oshiro (Gamma Reality)
Exploring the Efficacy of LLMs in Decision-Making for a Specific Use Case in Nuclear Power Plants
1:35–1:42PM MDT
Norman John Mapes Jr. (INL), Brian Wilcken (INL), Kellen Giraud (INL), Ahmad Al Rashdan (INL)
Creating Physics-Informed Synthetic Data to Train a Digital Twin for Predicting Reactor Operations
1:42–1:49PM MDT
Jaden Palmer (INL), Ryan Stewart (INL), Ashley Shields (INL), Christopher Ritter (INL)
Development of Machine Learning-Based Electrochemical Monitoring for Molten Chloride Salt Reactors
1:49–1:56PM MDT
Wonseok Yang (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Hyeongbin Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Jihun Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Saehyun Choi (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Sungyeol Choi (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Machine Learning Approach to Improve the Resolution Limitations of Aerosol Measuring Equipment
1:56–2:03PM MDT
Hyunjin Boo (Soonchunhyang Univ.), Min-Ho Lee (FNC Technology Co.), Byung Gi Park (Soonchunhyang Univ.)
Source Term Modeling for Advanced Gas Micro-Reactors
2:03–2:10PM MDT
Alexandra Raichart (INL), Benjamin Stoyer (INL), David Petti (INL)
Material and Ground Activation from Minimally Shielded Transportable Reactor
2:10–2:17PM MDT
R. Demuth (Univ. South Carolina), A. Horwood (Univ. South Carolina), S. Bays (INL), M. Phipps (Univ. South Carolina), T. Knight (Univ. South Carolina)
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