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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.
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
Friday, November 12, 2021|8:00–10:00AM EST
Session Chair:
Fernando Ferrante (EPRI)
Alternate Chair:
Michelle (Shelby) Bensi (Univ Maryland)
Session Producer:
John Greenwood
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Research to Develop Flood Barrier Testing Strategies for Nuclear Power Plants
8:00–8:30AM EST
Zhegang Ma (INL), Sai Zhang (INL), Curtis Smith (INL), Chad Pope (Idaho State Univ.)
Paper
Key Insights, Limits and Projections for EDF's External Flooding PRAs
8:30–9:00AM EST
Jeremy Gaudron (Electricité de France), Cécile Luzoir (Electricité de France)
Validation of Numerical Models for Seismic Analysis of Submerged Components in Advanced Reactors
9:00–9:30AM EST
Faizan Ul Haq Mir (Univ. at Buffalo), Ching-Ching Yu (Univ. at Buffalo), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. at Buffalo)
Modeling FLEX Human Actions Using the EMRALD Dynamic Risk Assessment Tool
9:30–10:00AM EST
Jooyoung Park (INL), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Ronald L. Boring (INL), Sai Zhang (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL), Hongbin Zhang (INL)
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