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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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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.
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Radiation Transport Methods
Thursday, November 19, 2020|10:00–11:45AM EST
Session Chair:
Bill Martin (Univ. of Michigan)
Alternate Chair:
Tara Pandya (ORNL)
Track Organizer:
Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Staff Producer:
Nicholas Herring (Univ. of Michigan)
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Subgroup and MOC Performance Improvements in MPACT
Shane G. Stimpson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Benjamin Collins (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Yuxuan Liu (University of Michigan), Kevin Clarno (University of Texas), Brendan Kochunas (University of Michigan)
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Stability, Robustness, and Performance of CMFD in Whole Core Calculations
Brendan M. Kochunas (University of Michigan)
Utilizing Shift in VERA for Ex-Core Calculations
Tara M. Pandya (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Katherine E. Royston (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Thomas M. Evans (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
The Windowed Multipole Formalism and Applications to Uncertainty Quantification
Abdulla Alhajri (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Pablo P. Ducru (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Vladimir Sobes (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Benoit Forget (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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