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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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 MSTD
Monday, November 16, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Maria A. Okuniewski
Alternate Chair:
Colby B. Jensen
Session Organizer:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Jessie Vazquez (American Nuclear Society)
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Building a Molten-Salt Forced-Circulation Loop for the MIT Reactor
Charles W. Forsberg (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Kevin R. Robb (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Raluca O. Scarlat (University of California at Berkeley), Ayman I. Hawari (North Carolina State University), David M. Carpenter (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Overpower Testing of TCR Fuel in TREAT
Daniel M. Wachs (Idaho National Laboratory), Gokul Vasudevamurthy (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kurt A. Terrani (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Trevor Smuin (Idaho National Laboratory), Daniel Schappel (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Matthew Ramirez (Idaho National Laboratory), Kory Linton (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Connie M. Hill (Idaho National Laboratory), Joshua D. Fishler (Idaho National Laboratory), Daniel Chapman (Idaho National Laboratory), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (Idaho National Laboratory)
Enabling Future Microreactor Testing with the NIMBLE Platform in TREAT
Daniel M. Wachs (Idaho National Laboratory), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (Idaho National Laboratory), Begona Aranguren (Texas A&M University College Station), Daniel B. Chapman (Idaho National Laboratory), Kayla Clements (University of Florida), Aaron S. Epiney (Idaho National Laboratory), Austin D. Fleming (Idaho National Laboratory), Justin T. Johnson (Idaho National Laboratory), Matthew R. Ramirez (Idaho National Laboratory), John D. Bess (Idaho National Laboratory), Kevan D. Weaver (Idaho National Laboratory)
Thermal Design Analysis Supporting a Loss of Coolant Accident Experiment at TREAT
Robert J. Armstrong (INL), Charles P. Folsom (Idaho National Laboratory), Colby B. Jensen (Idaho National Laboratory), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (Idaho National Laboratory)
A Novel In-situ Creep Capsule Design for the Versatile Test Reactor
Dulus Owen (Purdue University), Maria A. Okuniewski (Purdue University)
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