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Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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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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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.
Gustavo Alonso-Vargas, José L. Montes, Mario R. Perusquía
Nuclear Technology | Volume 110 | Number 1 | April 1995 | Pages 86-92
Fission Reactor | Burnup Credit | doi.org/10.13182/NT95-A35098
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Advanced fuel designs have been developed with the aim of improving fuel cycle efficiency. With this idea, moderator distribution in boiling water reactor fuel assemblies has been improved. The current work analyzes two 9×9 fuel assemblies with different inner channel designs. The first design corresponds to an actual assembly, whereas the second is proposed with the aim of making comparisons between their performances. The former design is an internal parallelepipedal water channel, and the latter is an internal cylindrical water channel whose diameter is equal to one side of the first. It is observed that the former assembly has a better burnup. Reloads for Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant are simulated for each design. Better operational limits are obtained by using the latter assembly. The increase in the amount of water yields a more uniform burnup, although as shown in this study, this fact does not necessarily improve the plant operational limits.
