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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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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
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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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.
VIjay Chatoorgoon, Geoffrey R. Dimmick, Michael B. Carver, William N. Selander, Mamdouh Shoukri
Nuclear Technology | Volume 98 | Number 3 | June 1992 | Pages 366-378
Technical Paper | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34666
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While subcooled boiling at high pressures has been studied extensively, the phenomenon is, as yet, not sufficiently characterized at low pressures. The application of four methods to predict subcooled boiling void fraction measured in an experiment aimed at separateeffect measurements of subcooled void condensation and generation is discussed. The methods include a simple correlation and a hierarchy of three models, each of which addresses void generation and condensation at a different level of complexity. Comparisons are given between the experimental data and results from each of the prediction methods.