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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Brenden J. Heidrich
Alternate Chair:
Jung Rim
Session Organizer:
Kenan Unlu
Staff Producer:
Rick Michal (American Nuclear Society)
Research and test reactors at national laboratories and universities are a cornerstone of nuclear engineering research and education since the first reactors were deployed at Oak Ridge and North Carolina State University. The population of university reactors grew to a high of almost 80 in 1970 but has dropped to 24 operating today. Only five remain at national laboratories. The US Department of Energy – Office of Nuclear Energy supports the remaining reactors through fuel and infrastructure funding. Beyond basic support, the fleet is innovating at existing reactors and proposing new designs, adding new capabilities for testing fuel, structural materials, and instrumentation and nuclear data.
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Development of a Cold Neutron Source and Cold Neutron Beam Facilities at the Penn State Breazeale Reactor
Kenan Unlu (Penn State University), Daniel B. Beck (Penn State Radiation Science and Engineering Center)
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Development of a New Neutron Imaging Facility for Radiation Science and Engineering at the Penn State University
Alibek Kenges (Penn State Radiation Science and Engineering Center), Kenan Unlu (Penn State University), Jeffrey Geuther (Penn State Radiation Science and Engineering Center), Daniel B. Beck (Penn State Radiation Science and Engineering Center)
Beam Tube Brightness Evaluation of Low-Density U3Si2-Al Design for High Flux Isotope Reactor LEU Conversion
Kara M. Godsey (ORNL), Charles R. Daily (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), David Chandler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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