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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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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|Methods
Monday, April 22, 2024|1:30–3:15PM PDT|Continental Ballroom 1
Session Chair:
Kazuya Yamaji (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
Alternate Chair:
Rodolfo M. Ferrer (Studsvik Scandpower)
Session Organizer:
Go Chiba (Hokkaido University)
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Preliminary Validation of Intra-Pin Reaction Rate Predictions from the Deterministic Transport Codes GeN-Foam and MPACT
1:30–1:50PM PDT
Tom Mager (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Kyle Vaughn (Univ. Michigan), Mathieu Hursin (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Andreas Pautz (Paul Scherrer Institute)
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Initial Benchmarking of a New ENDF/B-VIII.1.β2-Based CASMO5 Neutron Data Library
1:50–2:10PM PDT
Rodolfo Ferrer (Studsvik Scandpower), Charles Wemple (Studsvik Scandpower), Joshua Hykes (Studsvik Scandpower)
Verification and Validation of the VANGARD Pinwise Nodal Code with Preliminary Analyses of BEAVRS Benchmark
2:10–2:30PM PDT
Seoyoon Jeon (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
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