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NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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Constellation seeks rezone for property adjacent to Illinois plant
While no development details have been released, Constellation is asking to rezone 658.8 acres of land it owns around the Byron nuclear plant in Illinois for possible long-term use.
Genki Tanaka, Naoto Kume, Susumu Naito, Hirotada Hayashi, Ryuji Hirooka, Hideyuki Nisawa (Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp.)
Proceedings | 2018 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2018) | Charlotte, NC, April 8-11, 2018 | Pages 1211-1213
The feedback reactivity measurement was conducted in the Monju Core Confirmation Test in 2010. Two reactivity parameters related either to power and to the core inlet coolant temperature were evaluated within 5% accuracy based on the reactivity measured with the inverse kinetics technique. We confirmed that this advanced method is applicable to the fast reactor operation and shorten the duration of the experiment for the feedback coefficients evaluation.