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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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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Sam Altman steps down as Oklo board chair
Advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc. has new leadership for its board of directors as billionaire Sam Altman is stepping down from the position he has held since 2015. The move is meant to open new partnership opportunities with OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, and other artificial intelligence companies.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|8:00–9:45AM PDT|Jasmine A
Session Chair:
Andrew R. Griffith
Alternate Chair:
Joshua R. Turner
Session Organizer:
Jean-Francois Lucchini
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Evaluation of HLW-Repository Under Multiple Earthquake Occurrences: (1) Risk Distribution
8:00–8:20AM PDT
Karyoung Choi (Kyung-Hee Univ.), Kibeom Son (Kyung-Hee Univ.), Gyunyoung Heo (Kyung-Hee Univ.)
Paper
Evaluation of HLW-Repository Under Multiple Earthquake Occurrences: (2) Peak Risk Probability
8:20–8:40AM PDT
Minseok Kim (Kyung-Hee Univ.), Karyoung Choi (Kyung-Hee Univ.), Gyunyoung Heo (Kyung-Hee Univ.)
Thermal Expansion of Uranium Mononitride
8:40–9:00AM PDT
Natalie S. Yaw (Washington State), Emma C. Kindall (Washington State), Arjen van Veelen (LANL), Malin C. Dixon Wilkins (Washington State), Sam Karcher (Washington State), Bryn Merrill (Washington State), Graham King (Canadian Light Source), John S. McCloy (Washington State), Joshua T. White (LANL), Xiaofeng Guo (Washington State)
Impact of LWR Assembly Structural Features on Cladding Burst Behavior Under LOCA Conditions
9:00–9:20AM PDT
Daniel Schappel (ORNL), Nathan Capps (ORNL)
The Philosophy Behind Consent Based Siting Efforts with NC State
9:20–9:30AM PDT
Robert B. Hayes (NCSU), Melody G. Polk (NCSU)
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Progress Towards Chloride-Based Volatility Separations for Recovery of Uranium from Used Nuclear Fuel
9:30–9:40AM PDT
Aaron Unger (TerraPower), Katie McBride (TerraPower), SeungMin Lee (TerraPower), Pradeep Perera (TerraPower), Sayandev Chatterjee (TerraPower), Perry Motsegood (TerraPower)
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