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Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls
Improving task performance, system reliability, system and personnel safety, efficiency, and effectiveness are the division's main objectives. Its major areas of interest include task design, procedures, training, instrument and control layout and placement, stress control, anthropometrics, psychological input, and motivation.
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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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ARPA-E announces $40 million to develop transmutation technologies for UNF
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced $40 million in funding to develop cutting-edge technologies to enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel into less-radioactive substances. According to ARPA-E, the new initiative addresses one of the agency’s core goals as outlined by Congress: to provide transformative solutions to improve the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Solution and Gas Phase Chemistry
Thursday, September 12, 2024|4:20–5:40PM EDT|Room 2
Session Chair:
Rachael Fara
Alternate Chair:
Kiel S. Holliday
Session Organizer:
Jason R. Jeffries
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Structure and Stability of Plutonium Hexanuclear Cluster in the Gas Phase and in Solution
4:20–4:40PM EDT
Dominique Guillaumont (CEA), Christelle Tamain (CEA Marcoule), Geoffroy Chupin (CEA), Laurence Berthon (CEA), Thomas Dumas (CEA), Philippe Moisy (CEA)
Paper
Computational Fluid Dynamics Study on the Mixing Flow and Precipitation of Pu Oxalate
4:40–5:00PM EDT
Eric Hoar (Savannah River National Laboratory), Lindsay Roy (Savannah River National Laboratory), Kai Han (Savannah River Site)
Probing the Effects of Self-irradiation on Plutonium Oxalates
5:00–5:20PM EDT
Elodia Ciprian (University of Notre Dame), Bryan J. Foley (Savannah River National Laboratory), Thomas Shehee (Savannah River National Laboratory), Amy E. Hixon (University Of Notre Dame)
Fundamental Science of Pu: How a New Radiological Lab is Helping Shed New Light on Actinide Research Around LANL
5:20–5:40PM EDT
Paul H. Tobash (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Greta L. Chappell (Los Alamos National Lab), W. A. Phelan (Los Alamos National Lab), David C. Arellano (Los Alamos National Lab), Derek V. Prada (Los Alamos National Lab), Jeremy N. Mitchell (Los Alamos National Lab), Neil Harrison (Los Alamos National Lab), Matt T. Janish (Los Alamos National Lab), Miles F. Beaux (Los Alamos National Lab), Eric D. Bauer (Los Alamos National Lab)
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