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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
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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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Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Canaveral 2
Session Chair:
Stephen Lam (Univ. Massachusetts, Lowell)
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
Session Organizer:
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Optimizing the ATF-2Ramp Power Profile
10:00–10:20AM EST
Travis Labossiere-Hickman (INL), Brian Durtschi (INL), David Kamerman (INL)
Paper
A Data-Driven Framework for Modeling Strength Surface in Complete Theory of Phase-Field Fracture
10:20–10:40AM EST
K.M. Zaheen Nasir (NCSU), Wen Jiang (NCSU)
Segmentation of Microscopic Defects in Pulsed Infrared Thermography Images of Metals
10:40–11:00AM EST
Jordan Stone (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Xin Zhang (ANL), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
Primary Damage Cascade Simulations in Tungsten Using the Allegro Machine Learning Interatomic Potential
11:00–11:20AM EST
Danna Jia (MIT), Myles Stapelberg (MIT), Michael Short (MIT)
Creep Analysis of Piping Component Structures in Nuclear Reactors with Machine Learning
11:20–11:40AM EST
Ugur Cotul (Purdue Univ.), Lefteri H. Tsoukalas (Purdue Univ.)
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