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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Bougainvillea
Session Chair:
Eva E. Davidson (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Cenk Guler (Westinghouse)
Session Organizer:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
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Xe-100 200 MWth MCNP Reactor Core and RCCS Modeling and Analysis
8:00–8:20AM MST
Jinan Yang (X-energy), Patrick Robinson (X-energy), Gokhan Yesilyurt (X-energy), Sonat Sen (X-energy), Shawn MacIntosh (X-energy), Herman van Antwerpen (X-energy)
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Uncertainty Quantification of Pebble's Discharge Burnup and Isotopic Inventory Using SCALE
8:20–8:40AM MST
Donny Hartanto (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL), Steve Skutnik (ORNL), Philip Gibbs (ORNL), Donald N. Kovacic (ORNL)
Innovative Burnable Poison Pins for Longer Cycle Length Small PWR Core
8:40–9:00AM MST
Aiman Dandi (Kyung Hee Univ.), Myung Hyun Kim (Kyung Hee Univ.)
Determination of an Initial Critical Fuel Height for a Pebble-Bed Reactor
9:00–9:20AM MST
Ryan Stewart (INL), David A. Reger (Penn State), Paolo Balestra (INL), Gerhard Strydom (INL)
Concept of Lead-Cooled Rotational Fuel-Shuffling Breed-and-Burn Fast Reactor
9:20–9:40AM MST
Odmaa Sambuu (Nat'l Univ. Mongolia), Van Khanh Hoang (Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute), Jun Nishiyama (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Toru Obara (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
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