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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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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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NRC okays construction permits for Hermes 2 test facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has directed staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company's proposed Hermes 2 nonpower test reactor facility to be built at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The permits authorize Kairos to build a facility with two 35-MWt test reactors that would use molten salt to cool the reactor cores.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Sonoran 2
Session Chair:
Nancy J. Lybeck
Alternate Chair:
Vivek Agarwal
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Anomaly Diagnosis of Nuclear Power Plants Using Robust AI
10:00–10:20AM MST
Hee-Jae Lee (Chosun Univ.), Daeil Lee (Chosun Univ.), Jonghyun Kim (Chosun Univ.)
Paper
Extending Deceptive Infusion of Data to Regression
10:20–10:40AM MST
Tyler Lewis (Purdue), Arvind Sundaram (Purdue), Hany S. Abdel-Khalik (Purdue)
An Optimal Image Conversion Method for Abnormal Situation Diagnosis in Nuclear Power Plants
10:40–11:00AM MST
Ji Hun Park (Chosun Univ.), Sang Hyun Lee (Chosun Univ.), Man Gyun Na (Chosun Univ.)
A Novelty Detection Workflow for Nuclear System Monitoring
11:00–11:20AM MST
Yeni Li (Purdue), Paul W. Talbot (INL), Hany S. Abdel-Khalik (Purdue)
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