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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
Standards Program
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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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
Thursday, November 19, 2020|2:30–4:15PM EST
Session Chair:
Heng Ban
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Jessie Vazquez (American Nuclear Society)
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Molten Salt Thermal Conductivity Sensor
Peter C. Kasper (Brigham Young University), Troy Munro (Brigham Young University), Kirsten Steele (Brigham Young University), Jace Davis (Brigham Young University), Jay Bettinger (Brigham Young University), Erik Barbosa (Brigham Young University), Aaron Thorum (Brigham Young University), Connor Last (Brigham Young University)
Paper
Data Analytic Methodology for an Optical Fiber Based Gamma Thermometer Array
Tyler Gates (Texas A&M University), Thomas E. Blue (The Ohio State University), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (Texas A&M University), Joshua Jones (The Ohio State University), Anthony Birri (Ohio State University)
Initial Embedding of Function Sensors in Additive Manufactured Silicon Carbide
Christian M. Petrie (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kurt A. Terrani (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Brian C. Jolly (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Dylan Richardson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Adrian Schrell (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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