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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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Los Alamos researchers test TRISO transportation
Los Alamos National Laboratory recently performed a series of customized criticality experiments to obtain data that will support the transportation of HALEU TRISO fuel, the Department of Energy announced April 21.
Technical Session
Thursday, May 19, 2022|3:30–5:15PM EDT|Brighton I/II
Session Chair:
Michael T. Wenner (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Alternate Chair:
William B.J. Marshall (ORNL)
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A Novel Approach Towards Criticality Safety of Assemblies with Missing Fuel Rods
Benjamin Dechenaux (IRSN)
Paper
State of the Art on Doppler Broadening: Modern Developments on the Fuel-Temperature Coefficient
David Friant (CEA), David Bernard (CEA), Patrick Blaise (CEA)
Importance of the Axial Burn-Up Modelling for Fuel Assembly Nozzles Activation Calculation
Mariya Brovchenko (IRSN), Nadege Kodratoff (IRSN)
APOLLO3(R) Calculation of BWR Fuel Assembly of a Burn-Up Credit Criticality Benchmark
Arthur Le Bars (CEA), Daniele Tomatis (CEA), Igor Zmijarevic (CEA)
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