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Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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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.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Noble
Session Chair:
Milos Atz (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Christina Leggett (Booz Allen Hamilton)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Effects of LEU+ and HBU Fuel on PWR Decay Heat and Radiation Source Term
3:15–3:35PM MST
Nicholas Kucinski (ORNL), Peter Stefanovic (ORNL), Justin Clarity (PNNL), William Wieselquist (ORNL)
Paper
Graphite Life-Cycle Cost Model for HTGRs
3:35–3:55PM MST
Isabel Naranjo De Candido (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Recent Advancements in SFP Criticality for Existing LWR Fuels and Roadmap for Advanced LWR Fuels
3:55–4:15PM MST
Hatice Akkurt (EPRI), Robert Hall (EPRI)
Criticality and Decay Heat Analysis of Spent Nuclear Fuel from Molten Salt Reactors
4:15–4:35PM MST
Semin Joo (KAIST)
Presented by Robby Joseph (INL)
A Sociotechnical Readiness Level Framework for the Development of Advanced Nuclear Technologies
4:35–4:55PM MST
Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan), Todd Allen (Univ. Michigan)
Fast Reactor Recycling of Slightly Used Nuclear Fuel (SUNF)
4:55–5:15PM MST
Steven Curtis (Readiness Resource)
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