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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
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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|Fuel Cycle and Other Applications
Tuesday, April 23, 2024|1:30–3:15PM PDT|Continental Ballroom 1
Session Chair:
Satoshi Gunji (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Alternate Chair:
Donny Hartanto (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Go Chiba (Hokkaido University)
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SCALE 6.3.1 Radiation Source Terms and Shielding Analysis for a Postulated Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Accident Scenario
1:30–1:50PM PDT
G. Radulescu (ORNL), D. Hartanto (ORNL), F. Bostelmann (ORNL), W. Wieselquist (ORNL)
Paper
An Open Source Multiphysics Workflow for the Analysis of Fusion Driven Systems
1:50–2:10PM PDT
Matthew J. Nyberg (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Joseph T. Eickman (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Patrick C. Shriwise (ANL), Ben A. Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Theory of Neutron Multiplicity Counting in an Energy-Dependent Transport Model
2:10–2:30PM PDT
Victor Dykin (Chalmers Univ. Technology), Senada Avdic (Univ. Tuzla), Imre Pázsit (Chalmers Univ. Technology)
Presented by Paolo Vinai (Chalmers Univ. Technology)
Development of a Steady State Reactor Physics Surrogate Model for the Idaho State University AGN-201 Digital Twin Using MOOSE
2:30–2:50PM PDT
Quinton J. Williams (Oregon State), Ryan H. Stewart (INL), Todd S. Palmer (Oregon State), Camille J. Palmer (Oregon State), Chad Pope (Idaho State), Ashley Shields (INL), Christopher Ritter (INL)
Sub-Pin Fission Product Sensitivity to Assembly and Core Models on High-Burnup Fuel and Comparison to Experimental Measurements
2:50–3:10PM PDT
Andrew Conant (ORNL), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL), Aaron Graham (ORNL), Greg Balco (LLNL)
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