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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
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Copperwood
Session Chair:
Kristan Wessels
Alternate Chair:
David G. Erickson
Session Organizer:
Theresa E. Cutler
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Generating Models of the Flattop Critical Assembly for Benchmark Experiments with Python
8:00–8:20AM MST
A. Hauck (LANL), K. Stolte (LANL), T. Grove (LANL), N. Whitman (LANL), T. Cutler (LANL), R. Sanchez (LANL), J. Lamproe (LANL), D. Hayes (LANL)
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Modeling Approach to Critical in the Upcoming CERBERUS Experiment
8:20–8:40AM MST
Zachariah Lemke (LANL), Kelsey Amundson (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Nicholas Whitman (LANL)
Hybrid Particle Swarm-Interpolation Algorithm for Improved Critical Experiment Design
8:40–9:00AM MST
Cole Kostelac (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Nicholas Thompson (LANL), Ayodeji Alajo (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Noah Kleedtke (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL)
Rossi-Alpha Analysis of Thermal/Epithermal eXperiments Optimized for Polyethylene Thermal Neutron Scattering
9:00–9:20AM MST
Caiser A. Bravo (LANL), Jesson D. Hutchinson (LANL), George E. McKenzie (LANL), Theresa E. Cutler (LANL), Travis J. Grove (LANL), Alex McSpaden (LANL), Rene G. Sanchez (LANL)
Prompt Neutron Decay Constant Measurements at the Inherently Safe Subcritical Assembly
9:20–9:40AM MST
Daniel Siefman (LLNL), W. Zywiec (LLNL), S. Varghese (LLNL), O. Pakari (Univ. Michigan), David Heinrichs (LLNL)
Presented by Ruby Araj (LLNL)
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