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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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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 NCSD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Fantail
Session Chair:
Amy E. van der Vyver
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin Martin
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Safety Cases: Assumptions Versus Reality
8:00–8:20AM EST
James Rendell (National Nuclear Laboratory)
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Functional Classification of Criticality Safety Controls at the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility
8:20–8:40AM EST
Brittany M. Williamson (Spectra Tech)
Investigating Hydrogen Thermal Scattering Law Data with Critical Benchmarks
8:40–9:00AM EST
T.M. Greene (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL), C.W. Chapman (ORNL)
Evaluation of Thermal Neutron Scattering Cross Section of α-U3O8 with Ab Initio Lattice Dynamics
9:00–9:20AM EST
Junhyoung Gil (NCSU), Ayman I. Hawari (NCSU)
An Approach to Obtaining the Best-Estimate keff for Uncertainty in ZPPR Plates
9:20–9:40AM EST
Veronica Karriem (ORNL), Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
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