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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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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
Wednesday, May 18, 2022|1:30–3:15PM EDT|Brighton III/IV
Session Chair:
Javier Ortensi
Alternate Chair:
Shoichiro OKITA
Session Organizer:
John D. Bess
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Preliminary Experiment in a Graphite-Moderated Core to Avoid Full Mock-Up Experiment for the Future First Commercial HTGR
S. Okita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Y. Fukaya (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), A. Sakon (Kindai Univ.), T. Sano (Kindai Univ.), Y. Takahashi (Kyoto Univ.), H. Unesaki (Kyoto Univ.)
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Attachment — Presenter's biography
Sockeye Validation Support Using the SPHERE Facility
Joshua Hansel (INL), Jeremy Hartvigsen (INL), Lander Ibarra (ANL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Bo Feng (ANL)
Validation of Serpent 2 Depletion Calculations Against Experimental Data from the Advanced Gas Reactor (AGR) Irradiation Campaign
Tatiana Siaraferas (Univ. California, Berkeley), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley)
Attachment — Short Biography
Beta-Ray-Bremsstrahlung Contribution to the Delayed-Photoneutron Group for Heavy Water Reactor
Yanuar Ady Setiawan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Hemantika Sengar (Amity Univ., Noida), Douglas A. Fynan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
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