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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
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Copperwood
Session Chair:
Theresa E. Cutler
Alternate Chair:
Jesse D. Norris
Session Organizer:
Benjamin Martin
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Comparison of Approach-to-Critical Results in Current and Pulse Mode for Systems with High Starter Neutron Rates
10:00–10:20AM MST
J. Hutchinson (LANL), T. Cutler (LANL), J. Goda (LANL), T. Grove (LANL), D. Hayes (LANL), G. McKenzie (LANL), R. Sanchez (LANL), N. Thompson (LANL)
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Estimating List-Mode Data Sensitivities to Nuclear Data with MCNP6
10:20–10:40AM MST
Juliann R. Lamproe (Univ. Michigan), Theresa E. Cutler (LANL), Michael Y. Hua (Univ. Michigan), Jesson D. Hutchinson (LANL), Sara A. Pozzi (Univ. Michigan)
Neutron Leakage Spectra Sensitivities for ICSBEP Benchmarks
10:40–11:00AM MST
Nicholas Thompson (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Jennifer Alwin (LANL), Alexander Clark (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Michael Grosskopf (LANL), Wim Haeck (LANL), Michal Herman (LANL), Noah Kleedtke (LANL), Juliann Lamproe (LANL), Robert (Bob) C. Little (LANL), Isaac Michaud (LANL), Denise Neudecker (LANL), Michael Rising (LANL), Travis Smith (LANL), Scott Vander Wiel (LANL)
The Prompt Fission Uranium Neutron Spectrum (PFUNS) Critical Experiment
11:00–11:20AM MST
Theresa Cutler (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL), Robert Weldon (LANL), Nicholas Whitman (LANL)
High-Fidelity Measurements for Flattop-HEU Benchmark Reevaluation
11:20–11:40AM MST
Kristin Stolte (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Charlie Kiehne (LANL), Kelsey Amundson (LANL), Dave Hayes (LANL)
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