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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
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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.
Panel and Technical Session|Lightning Talks
Friday, April 14, 2023|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Student Union 262A
Session Chair:
Emma C. Houston (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Anthony Tom (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by Kairos Power.
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Comparison of Two Dopant Species in the New Scintillator Rb4CaI6
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Kimberly S. Pestovich (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), Charles L. Melcher (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Mariya Zhuravleva (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Paper
Neutronics Analysis of the BYU Molten Salt Micro Reactor
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Collin Bradford (Brigham Young Univ.), Edward R. Mercado (Brigham Young Univ.), Braden K. Clayton (Brigham Young Univ.), LaGrande L. Gunnell (Brigham Young Univ.), Andrew Larsen (Brigham Young Univ.), Matthew J. Memmott (Brigham Young Univ.)
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Accelerator Research Facility Shielding Assessment for 9MVp and 15MVp LINACs at UTK
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Daniel Fishman (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), David Hellmann (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), Michael J. Liesenfelt (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jason P. Hayward (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Neural Networks for Radioxenon 2D Beta-Gamma Spectrum Analysis
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Connor Barberi (United States Air Force Academy), James Scoville (United States Air Force Academy), Robbie Hall (United States Air Force Academy), Thienbao N. Carpency (United States Air Force Academy)
Scatterable Radiation Mapping (SCRAM)
11:35–11:55AM EDT
Louis Alfeld (US Military Academy), William A. Hart (US Military Academy), Gordon Keadle (US Military Academy)
The Creep Mechanisms in Uranium Zirconium Alloys
11:55AM–12:15PM EDT
Tzu-Yi Chang (Oregon State), Gavin T. VandenBroeder (Oregon State), David M. Frazer (LANL), Tiankai Yao (INL), Stephanie A. Pitts (INL), Dewen Yushu (INL), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State)
Effect of Particles in a Ceramic Matrix as a Rapid Investigation of "Cer-Cer" Composite Fuels
12:15–12:35PM EDT
Kip Stevens (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Caen Ang (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Brandon Shaver (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
A Novel Framework for Accelerating Core Loading Pattern Optimization with Deep Learning Surrogate Models
12:35–12:55PM EDT
Daniel J. Williams (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), Paul R. Seurin (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
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