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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD|Cosponsored by NNPD
Monday, November 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Copperwood
Session Chair:
Kelsey Amundson (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Elijah C. Lutz
Session Organizer:
Jesson D. Hutchinson
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The 2022 Editions of the ICSBEP and IRPhEP Handbooks
1:00–1:20PM MST
John D. Bess (J Foster & Assoc.), Tatiana Ivanova (OECD NEA), Julie-Fiona Martin (OECD NEA), Ian Hill (OECD NEA), Lori Scott (INL)
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Design Optimization for EUROPA Critical Experiment
1:20–1:40PM MST
Peter Brain (LANL), Cole Kostelac (LANL), Alexander McSpaden (LANL), Nicholas Thompson (LANL), Travis Smith (LANL)
Towards a Benchmark with the Compact Nuclear Power Source
1:40–2:00PM MST
Jack W. Fletcher (LANL), Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Nicholas W. Thompson (LANL)
Progress Update on the MUSIC Critical Benchmark
2:00–2:20PM MST
Alexander McSpaden (LANL), George McKenzie (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL)
Why Lady Godiva Should be Replaced as the Default Validation Experiment for U-235 Nuclear Data
2:20–2:40PM MST
J. Hutchinson (LANL), J. Goda (LANL), D. Hayes (LANL), R. Sanchez (LANL), T. Smith (LANL), A. McSpaden (LANL)
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