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Division Spotlight
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.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Taking shape: Fusion energy ecosystems built with public-private partnerships
It’s possible to describe fusion in simple terms: heat and squeeze small atoms to get abundant clean energy. But there’s nothing simple about getting fusion ready for the grid.
Private developers, national lab and university researchers, suppliers, and end users working toward that goal are developing a range of complex technologies to reach fusion temperatures and pressures, confounded by science and technology gaps linked to plasma behavior; materials, diagnostics, and electronics for extreme environments; fuel cycle sustainability; and economics.
Anna S. Erickson
Debra A. CallahanAnna S. Erickson
Mark O. Cojuangco (Philippines)
Rodolfo M. Ferrer Carlo Fiorina
Hon. William Ostendorff
Maria N. AvramovaAnnalisa ManeraAbderrafi M. OugouagCurtis L. SmithPaul P. WilsonSandra DullaShannon Bragg-SittonCarl Rick Grantom Andrew KleinElia MerzariSteven Nesbit
Missouri University of Science and Technology (Best Section)University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez (Second Place)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Third Place)
Pradeep Ramuhalli
Anna S. EricksonKoroush ShirvanElizabeth S Sooby
Bobbi Riedel
David Desaulniers
Victor Coppo Leite
David Andersson
Leigh Winfrey
Nicholas R. BrownMihai A. Diaconeasa
Alireza HaghighatWilliam R. Martin
Thomas A. FanningH.E. Mohamed Al HammadiRebecca L. SteinmanW.A. “Art” Wharton, IIISteven P. NesbitRichard A. MeserveAmir AfzaliKairos Power LLCJeffrey S. MerrifieldPeter N. SwiftMaria G. Korsnick
Padhraic Mulligan
Dr. Lei Cao
Andrew Whittaker
Catherine (Cat) Clifford
Luiz C. Leal
Annalisa Manera
Joshua Vajda
Mark T. Peters
J'Tia Hart
Donald E. Burkhart, Jr. (WY)Marcio Paes-Barreto
Jean-Francois Lucchini
UNDERGRADUATEUniversity Tennessee, Knoxville - Subcritical Test Assembly - Senior Design ProjectAuthors: Authors: Daniel G. Racz, Gabriel F. Lentchner, Nicholas J. Branam, Sinan Zhang, and Sophia C. HitsonNorth Carolina State University - Event Sequence Analysis to Support a Full Scope Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Framework for the PULSTAR Research Reactor Authors: Maddison M. Barber, May Wells, Alex Chaisson, and Mihai A. DiaconeasaGeorgia Institute of Technology - Cask Design and Offline Processing of Fuel Salt via Fluorination and Impurity Absorption for MSR Nuclear WasteAuthors: Gracie Eccleston, Jana Shade, Zach Welchel, and Caryanne WilsonUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Large-Area Plasma-Liquid Reactors for Water Purification in SpaceAuthors: Sean M. Peyres, Jasmine Dinari, and Matt KoskaGRADUATEMassachusetts Institute of Technology - Design Optimization of an Organic-Cooled Light-Water-Moderated Micro-Reactor for Electricity and Hydrogen GenerationAuthors: Assil Halimi, Gyutae Park, Isabel Naranjo D. Candido, and Loukas Carayannopoulos
Seungjin Kim
Otto LandenPeter Norreys
Ian Wall
Patrick J. Snouffer
Lane B. Carasik
Yasir Arafat