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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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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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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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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 FCWMD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|8:00–9:45AM EST|Fairchild East/West
Session Chair:
Harish Reddy Gadey
Alternate Chair:
Patrick Moosir
Session Organizer:
Michael Smith (Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte)
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Progress in the Verification and Validation Efforts for START: A Spent Fuel Routing Tool
8:00–8:20AM EST
Harish R. Gadey (PNNL), Kacey D. McGee (PNNL), Patrick D. Royer (PNNL)
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Predicting Stress at Deformed Regions of SAVY-4000 Nuclear Material Storage Containers with an Experimentally Validated Finite Element Analysis Model
8:20–8:40AM EST
Joseph D. Hafen (LANL), Steven Lukow (LANL), Samrat Choudhury (Univ. Mississippi), Jonathan Gigax (LANL)
Scoping Analysis of Fuel Costs and Spent Fuel Volume for Small Pressurized Water Reactors
8:40–9:00AM EST
Assil Halimi (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Disposal MOX: A Combined Study of its Fabrication and Disposability
9:00–9:20AM EST
Jack Rolfe (Lancaster Univ.), Ian Robertson (Lancaster Univ.), Michael Bromley (Lancaster Univ.), Colin Boxall (Lancaster Univ.), Dave Goddard (National Nuclear Laboratory), Rosie Hibberd (Nuclear Waste Services)
Development of a Simple Improved Repository Risk Assessment Measure
9:20–9:40AM EST
Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Allen Croff (Vanderbilt Univ.), Irfan Ibrahim (Vanderbilt Univ.)
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