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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
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
Thursday, May 19, 2022|1:30–3:15PM EDT|Haselton
Session Chair:
Vince Wang (U. of Utah)
Alternate Chair:
Petri Guimaraes (Studsvik Scandpower)
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A Preliminary Design of High Dominance Ratio Configurations for Space-Time Effect Measurements in ZPR : A Tentative Application in VENUS-F
Kornilios Routsonis (NRG), Patrick Blaise (CEA), Jean Tommasi (CEA)
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Impact of Infinite Lattice Approximation on Nuclear Safety Evaluation Due to Different Fuel Assembly Loading and Core Configurations
Sebastien Bonthoux (IRSN), Julien Taforeau (IRSN)
Westinghouse Simplified RAVE™ Approach to PWR OT∆T/OP∆T Event Analyses
Peter A. Hilton (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Bedirhan Akdeniz (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Scott Snider (Westinghouse Electric Co.), David A. Salazar (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Gavalek (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
On the Modelling of Fuel Assembly Vibrations Using Coarse Mesh Approaches
C. Demaziere (Chalmers Univ. of Technology)
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