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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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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
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 issues Palisades’ draft environmental review, seeks public comment
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking for public comments until March 3 on its environmental assessment (EA) and draft finding of no significant impact at Michigan’s Palisades nuclear power plant, where Holtec hopes to restart operations by the end of 2025.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD|Cosponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair:
Alisha Kasam-Griffith (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Session Organizer:
Florent Heidet
Staff Producer:
Jay Bogardus (American Nuclear Society)
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Investigation of Fuel Assembly Homogenization Effect and Improvement for VTR
Tingzhou Fei (Argonne National Laboratory), Florent Heidet (Argonne National Laboratory), Zhiwen Xu (TerraPower), Zhaopeng Zhong (Argonne National Laboratory)
Paper
CFD Analysis of the Effect of Edge Fillets on Pressure Drop for a Pipe-to-Annulus Geometry
Florent Heidet (Argonne National Laboratory), Su-Jong Yoon (Idaho National Laboratory), Dillon R. Shaver (Argonne National Laboratory)
OpenMC-Based Generation of Multigroup Cross-Sections for Analysis of the Versatile Test Reactor
Florent Heidet (Argonne National Laboratory), Adam G. Nelson (Argonne National Laboratory), Alisha A. Kasam-Griffith (Argonne National Laboratory)
Design and Demonstration of a Rabbit Experiment System for the Versatile Test Reactor
Abdullah Weiss (Texas A&M University), Jason Hearne (Texas A&M University), David W. Wootan (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (Texas A&M University), Delia Perez-Nunez (Texas A&M University), Luis H. Ortega (Texas A&M University), Karen V. Kirkland (Texas A&M University), Mark L. Kimber (Texas A&M University), Sean M. McDeavitt (Texas A&M University)
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