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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
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Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Senate committee hears from energy secretary nominee Chris Wright
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Chris Wright, president-elect Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Energy, spent hours today fielding questions from members of the U.S. Senate’s committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
During the hearing, Wright—who’s spent most of his career in fossil fuels—made comments in support of nuclear energy and efforts to expand domestic generation in the near future. Asked what actions he would take as energy secretary to improve the development and deployment of SMRs, Wright said: “It’s a big challenge, and I’m new to government, so I can’t list off the five levers I can pull. But (I’ve been in discussions) about how to make it easier to research, to invest, to build things. The DOE has land at some of its facilities that can be helpful in this regard.”
Hangbok Choi, Gyuhong Roh, Donghwan Park
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 150 | Number 1 | May 2005 | Pages 37-55
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE05-A2500
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Benchmark calculations of the Canada deuterium uranium reactor design and analysis codes were performed for the Monte Carlo and conventional methods using Phase-B measurement data of the Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant 2. In this study, the benchmark calculations were done for the criticality, boron worth, reactivity device worth, and flux scan. For the benchmark calculation of the Monte Carlo method by MCNP-4B, the criticality was estimated within 4 mk. The reactivity worth of the control devices was consistent with the measurement data within 15%. For the benchmark calculation of the conventional method composed of WIMS-AECL, SHETAN, and RFSP, the criticality was also predicted within 4 mk. The reactivity device worth was generally consistent with the measured data except for the strong absorbers such as shutoff rods and mechanical control absorbers. The results of the flux distribution calculations were also satisfactory for both code systems.