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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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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|Haselton
Session Chair:
Baocheng Zhang
Alternate Chair:
Petri Guimaraes (Studsvik Scandpower)
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An Inline Burn-up Algorithm: Proposal and Preliminary Analysis
P. Cosgrove (Univ. Cambridge), E. Shwageraus (Univ. Cambridge), J. Leppänen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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Study of Reference Burnup Steps Optimization in Fuel Segment Data File Generation for NEXUS/ANC9 Code System
Baocheng Zhang (Westinghouse Electric Co. ), Mike Gavalek (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Application of the bRapid Fission Matrix Burnup Methodology to the JSI TRIGA Mark II Research Reactor
Anze Pungercic (Jožef Stefan Institute), Alireza Haghighat (Virginia Tech), Luka Snoj (Jožef Stefan Institute)
An APEC-Corrected 2-D NEM Macroscopic Depletion Analysis of Partial MOX SMRs
Seongdong Jang (KAIST), Taesuk Oh (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
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