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Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
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|Methods
Monday, April 22, 2024|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Franciscan C
Session Chair:
Tatsuya Fujita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Alternate Chair:
Thibault Sauzedde (CEA)
Session Organizer:
Go Chiba (Hokkaido University)
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A Comparison of the Modal Expansion Method and Exact-to-Precision Generalized Perturbation Theory Capabilities in Reactor Physics
10:15–10:35AM PDT
T. Sauzedde (CEA), P. Archier (CEA), F. Nguyen (CEA)
Paper
Adjoint-Based Perturbation Theory for Heat Conduction and Dynamics Coupled Multiphysics Simulations of Nuclear Reactor Transients
10:35–10:55AM PDT
Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Presentation
Development of an Adjoint Approach for Calculating Sensitivities of Effective Kinetic Parameters in Continuous-Energy Monte Carlo Code RMC
10:55–11:15AM PDT
S. Jiang (Tsinghua Univ.), K. Wang (Tsinghua Univ.), P. Shen (Tsinghua Univ.)
Bayesian Inverse Problem and Uncertainty Quantification in the Joint Analysis of Neutron and Gamma Corrrelations
11:15–11:35AM PDT
Paul Lartaud (CEA), Philippe Humbert (CEA), Josselin Garnier (Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
Comparison of Bayesian Model Calibration Techniques for Future Application to Fuel Performance Behavior Models
11:35–11:55AM PDT
S. Maccario (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), A. Scolaro (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), A. Vasiliev (Paul Scherrer Institute), M. Hursin (Paul Scherrer Institute)
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