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Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls
Improving task performance, system reliability, system and personnel safety, efficiency, and effectiveness are the division's main objectives. Its major areas of interest include task design, procedures, training, instrument and control layout and placement, stress control, anthropometrics, psychological input, and motivation.
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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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US, Korea sign MOU for nuclear cooperation
The U.S. departments of Energy and State have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Korea’s ministries of Trade, Industry and Energy and of Foreign Affairs for the two nations to partner on nuclear exports and cooperation.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Biscayne 2
Session Chair:
Carlo Fiorina (TAMU)
Alternate Chair:
Stefano Terlizzi (Penn State)
Session Organizer:
Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Selection of Reload Fuel TRU Fraction for Online Refueling of Waste-Burning Stable Salt Reactor
10:00–10:20AM EST
Seungug Jae (Univ. Michigan), Won Sik Yang (Univ. Michigan), Thanh Hua (ANL), Yan Cao (ANL)
Paper
Effect of Turbulent Diffusion on Delayed Neutron Precursors in the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE)
10:20–10:40AM EST
Mohamed H. Elhareef (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Dynamic Analysis of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) Using Uranium-233 Fuel Salt: A Multi-Physics Simulation Approach
10:40–11:00AM EST
Faisal A. Alseaidan (Univ. California, Berkeley), Tatiana Siaraferas (Univ. California, Berkeley), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley)
Coupled Neutronics -- Thermal-Hydraulics -- Thermomechanics Modeling of Molten Chloride Reactor
11:00–11:20AM EST
Mauricio Tano (INL), Ramiro Freile (INL), Rodrigo de Oliveira (INL), Samuel A. Walker (INL), Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL)
Impact of Heaters on Molten Salt Reactor Dynamics
11:20–11:40AM EST
Thabit Abuqudaira (TAMU), Pavel Tsvetkov (TAMU), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
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