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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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 issues Palisades’ draft environmental review, seeks public comment
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking for public comments until March 3 on its environmental assessment (EA) and draft finding of no significant impact at Michigan’s Palisades nuclear power plant, where Holtec hopes to restart operations by the end of 2025.
Technical Session|Modeling, Analysis, and Methods
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Branle
Session Chair:
Jack Galloway (GE Hitachi)
Alternate Chair:
Charles Folsom (INL)
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CFD Prediction of Lower Plenum Flow Mixing During Boron Injection for BWR 3/4
3:30–3:55PM EDT
Chao Wang (Framatome), Steven Anderson (Framatome ), Markus Rehm (Framatome )
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Coupling Burnup with Deterministic Transport: Procedure and Result Assessment
3:55–4:20PM EDT
Arturo Vivancos (Univ. Politècnica de València), Teresa Barrachina (Univ. Politècnica de València), Rafael Miró (Univ. Politècnica de València), Gumersindo Verdú (Univ. Politècnica de València), Álvaro Bernal (Nuclear Safety Council)
Implementation of a Multidimensional Diffusion-Based Neutronics Solver in OFFBEAT
4:20–4:45PM EDT
Edoardo Luciano Brunetto (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Alessandro Scolaro (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Carlo Fiorina (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Andreas Pautz (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Departure from Nucleate Boiling (DNB) Predictive Modeling Using a Machine Learning Approach
4:45–5:10PM EDT
Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co. ), Alexander Mace (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Scott Sidener (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Zeses Karoutas (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Raji Kosloske (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Mario Buczkowski (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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