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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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, July 22, 2024|10:00–11:50AM CDT|University Room AB
Session Chair:
Dina Yuryev (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Alternate Chair:
Paul W. Humrickhouse
Session Organizer:
Jan W. Coenen
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Developing an Experimental and Computational Process to Characterize Boron Transport in WEST
10:00–10:20AM CDT
S.R. Kosslow (University of Tennesse, Knoxville), A. Grosjean (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), D.C. Donovan (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), C. Johnson (ORNL), A. Diaw (ORNL), R. Lunsford (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), A. Gallo (CEA IRFM), E. Bernard (CEA IRFM), J. D. Duran (ORNL), K. Woller (MIT), N. Fedorczak (CEA IRFM), J. P. Gunn (CEA IRFM), E. A. Unterberg (Oak Ridge National Lab)
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Design Considerations for Main-Wall Protection Limiters in Diverted Tokamaks
10:20–10:45AM CDT
E.A. Unterberg (ORNL), J.H. Nichols (ORNL), P.C. Stangeby (U. Toronto), T. Abrams (General Atomics), A. Dvorak (ORNL), K. Borowiec (ORNL), J. Rapp (ORNL), S.A. Zamperini (General Atomics)
Comparison of Two Open-Surface Divertor Designs: Fast versus Slow Li Flow
10:45–11:05AM CDT
Yuchen Jiang (ORNL), Sunday Aduloju (ORNL), Sergey Smolentsev (ORNL)
Verification of RANS Simulations of the T-tube Modular Divertor using Large Eddy Simulations of Impinging Turbulent Plane Jets
11:05–11:25AM CDT
M. Lanahan (Georgia Tech), S.I. Abdel-Khalik (Georgia Tech), M. Yoda (Michigan State University)
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