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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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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Monday, November 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Anemone
Session Chair:
Vivek Agarwal
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Brendan M. Kochunas
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Autonomous Operations for Advanced Reactors Utilizing Supervisory Control
1:00–1:20PM EST
Lauren Fortier (MIT), Sacit Cetiner (MIT)
Paper
Robustness of Deep-Reinforcement-Learning Control for Fast Load-Following-Operation of S-CO2 Microreactor
1:20–1:40PM EST
Jeong Yeol Baek (KAIST), Taeyeon Min (KAIST), Jeong Ik Lee (KAIST)
Evaluation of Reactor State Identification with Machine and Deep Learning Using Real Data
1:40–2:00PM EST
Julian Mauricio Cruz Rojas (Purdue Univ.), Konstantinos Vasili (Purdue Univ.), Zachery Thomas Dahm (Purdue Univ.), William Richards (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
Microreactor Simulation Performance Analysis for Real-Time Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed
2:00–2:20PM EST
Jono McConnell (ORNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Wesley C. Williams (ORNL)
Proof-of-Concept for Sensor Modeling in MOOSE for the Design of Autonomous Nuclear Reactor Control
2:20–2:40PM EST
Farhana Farha (INL), Joshua Hanophy (INL), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Sebastian Schunert (Radiant Nuclear), Stefano Terlizzi (INL)
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