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Division Spotlight
Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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
Monday, November 8, 2021|2:50–4:50PM EST
Session Chair:
Matt Degonish (Westinghouse)
Alternate Chair:
Yunfei Zhao (OSU)
Session Organizer:
Session Producer:
Chase Blaeser
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Use of Machine Learning to Evaluate Maintenance Rule Functional Failures at Exelon
2:50–3:20PM EST
Stephen M. Hess (Jensen Hughes), Jonathan L. Hodges (Jensen Hughes), Jenna M. Burr (Exelon Generation), Scott W. Diven (Exelon Generation)
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Fault Tree Generation From P&IDs Using Deep Learning
3:20–3:50PM EST
Jaydeep Thik (Ohio State Univ.), Xiaoxu Diao (Ohio State Univ), Pavan Kumar Vaddi (Ohio State Univ.), Carol Smidts (Ohio State Univ.)
Integration of Data Analytics With System Health Programs
3:50–4:20PM EST
D. Mandelli (INL), C. Wang (INL), S. Hess (Jensen Hughes), R. Sugrue (Jensen Hughes), D. Morton (Northwestern Univ.), I. Popova (Texas State Univ.), C. Pope (Idaho State Univ.), J. Miller (Idaho State Univ.), S. Ercanbrack (Idaho State Univ.), D. Cole (Univ. of Pittsburgh), J. Yurko (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
Use of Data Analytics to Evaluate Nuclear Plant Maintenance Historical Data
4:20–4:50PM EST
Stephen M. Hess (Jensen Hughes), Jonathan L. Hodges (Jensen Hughes), Stefan M. Kraft (Jensen Hughes), David Olack (EPRI), Jeff Greene (EPRI)
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