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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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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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Article considers incorporation of AI into nuclear power plant operations
The potential application of artificial intelligence to the operation of nuclear power plants is explored in an article published in late December in the Washington Examiner. The article, written by energy and environment reporter Callie Patteson, presents the views of a number of experts, including Yavuz Arik, a strategic energy consultant.
Shigeaki Nakagawa, Kazuhiko Kunitomi, Kazuhiro Sawa
Nuclear Technology | Volume 115 | Number 3 | September 1996 | Pages 266-280
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT96-A15837
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A modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (MHTGR) is expected to be one of the best energy sources in the near future because it can supply high-temperature heat and have high thermal efficiency and sufficient safety features. The safety evaluation of the future MHTGR should be performed based on the experience obtained from the safety evaluation of the High-Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR). The safety evaluation of the HTTR was performed considering the specific safety design features of the HTGR and is applicable to the future MHTGR. Before the detailed safety evaluation of the future MHTGR, the safety evaluation method and results of the HTTR should be reviewed, and newly established acceptance criteria and methods for selecting evaluation events must be clarified. This paper describes in detail the method and results of the safety evaluation of the HTTR.
