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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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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
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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
Monday, May 16, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM EDT|Pointview
Session Chair:
Andrew Godfrey
Alternate Chair:
Brenden T. Mervin
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Study of Effect of PWR Cold Leg Temperature Gradient on Reactor Core Condition
Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vefa Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co. )
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Comparisons of Nodal Diffusion and Whole-Core Transport Methods for Multiple Cycles of a Small Light Water Reactor
Jordan D. Rader (ORNL), Andrew T. Godfrey (ORNL), Aaron M. Graham (ORNL), Clayton D. Lietwiler (Holtec International), Hunter Smith (Holtec International), Malinda Saia (Holtec International)
Determination of the Spent Fuel Decay Heat with the VERA Core Simulator
Marjan Kromar (Jožef Stefan Institute), Andrew T. Godfrey (ORNL)
VERA Neutronics High-Fidelity Benchmark for a Modern PWR Core Design
Andrew T. Godfrey (ORNL), Benjamin S. Collins (Veracity Nuclear)
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