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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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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
Wednesday, May 18, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM EDT|Fountainview
Session Chair:
Nicolas Stauff (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni
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Overview of Recent SCALE Activities for Non-LWR Inventory and Decay Heat Analysis
William A. Wieselquist (ORNL), Friederike Bostelmann (ORNL), Robert Kile (ORNL), Austin Lo (ORNL), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Alex Shaw (ORNL), Steve Skutnik (ORNL), Erik Walker (ORNL)
Paper
Cell Dancoff-Based Embedded Self-Shielding Capability for Doubly Heterogeneous Particulate Fuels in SCALE/Polaris
Byoung-kyu Jeon (Univ. Michigan), Won Sik Yang (Univ. Michigan), Hansol Park (Univ. Michigan), Kang Seog Kim (ORNL), Matthew A. Jessee (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
Neutronic Analysis of a PWR-Type SMR Core Using Duplex ThO2-UO2 in TRISO Fuel Particles
Jesús Rosales (Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México), Juan-Luis François (Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México), Carlos García (InSTEC)
Comparative Analysis of Energy Deposition Modes Available in Serpent 2 Within the Framework of the Supercritical Water Reactor -- Fuel Qualification Test Reactor Physics Benchmark
B. Babcsány (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), V. Giusti (Univ. Pisa), A. Moise (Institute for Nuclear Research), J. C. Chow (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
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