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Japanese researchers test detection devices at West Valley
Two research scientists from Japan’s Kyoto University and Kochi University of Technology visited the West Valley Demonstration Project in western New York state earlier this fall to test their novel radiation detectors, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced on November 19.
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Advanced Modeling Applications
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
Fausto Francescini (Westinghouse)
Alternate Chair:
David Kropaczek (ORNL)
Track Organizer:
Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Staff Producer:
William Dawn (NC State Univ.)
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Naval Nuclear Laboratory / CASL Collaborations
Brian N. Aviles (Naval Nuclear Laboratory - KAPL), Daniel J. Kelly (BMPC), Andrew Godfrey (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Paper
VERA Benchmarking of PWR Startup and Steady State Operation
Gary Mangham (Westinghouse Electric Company LLC), Andrew Godfrey (ORNL), James Eller (ORNL)
Results of VERA Application to the AP1000® PWR Startup
Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC), David A. Salazar (Westinghouse Electric Company), Andrew Godfrey (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Watts Bar Nuclear Unit 2 Startup Experience
Andrew Godfrey (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC)
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