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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.
Meeting Spotlight
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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Pacific Fusion predicts “1,000-fold leap” in performance, net facility gain by 2030
Inertial fusion energy (IFE) developer Pacific Fusion, based in Fremont, Calif., announced this morning that it is on target to achieve net facility gain—more fusion energy out than all energy stored in the system—with a demonstration system by 2030, and backs the claim with a technical paper published yesterday on arXiv: “Affordable, manageable, practical, and scalable (AMPS) high-yield and high-gain inertial fusion.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Friday, December 3, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EST |Columbia 4
Session Chair:
Steven Arndt (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Session Organizer:
Jamie Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Student Assistant:
Juan Valderrama
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Methods to Evaluate Embedded Sensor Performance for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
1:05–1:25PM EST
William H. Ferrell IV (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Jacob R. Houser (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Holden C. Hyer (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL)
Paper
Transit Time Flow Measurement via High-Temperature Irradiation-Resistant Thermocouples
1:25–1:45PM EST
Alexander H. Hashemian (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Richard Skifton (INL)
Trace Xenon Measurements Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Fuel Failure Monitoring in Generation IV Gas-Cooled Fast Reactors
1:45–2:05PM EST
M. Burger (Univ. of Michigan), L. Garrett (Univ. of Michigan), A. Burak (Univ. of Michigan), V. Petrov (Univ. of Michigan), A. Manera (Univ. of Michigan), X. Sun (Univ. of Michigan), P. Sabharwall (INL), I. Jovanovic (Univ. of Michigan)
Design of a High Temperature Eddy Current Flow Meter via Thermal-Mechanical Simulation
2:05–2:25PM EST
G. Kinzler (Univ. of Pittsburgh), U. Zangrilli (Univ. of Pittsburgh), H. Ban (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
Improvements in Antineutrino Detector Response by Including Fission Product Transitions
2:25–2:45PM EST
Wei Eng Ang (Texas A&M Univ.), Sanghun Lee (Texas A&M Univ.), Shikha Prasad (Texas A&M Univ.)
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