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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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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
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine A
Session Chair:
Christina Leggett
Alternate Chair:
Jenifer Shafer
Session Organizer:
Sven O. Bader
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Reference Shale Host Rock Properties and Chemistries for Deep Borehole Disposal Performance Modeling
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Ethan Bates (Deep Isolation), John Grimsich (Deep Isolation), Stefan Finsterle (Finsterle GeoConsulting), LianGe Zheng (Berkeley Lab), Mikey Hannon (Carbon Solutions), Jesse Sloane (Deep Isolation)
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Advanced Reactor Waste Forms: State of Knowledge and Future Directions
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Jeffrey McLachlan (Berkeley Lab), Rebecca Abergel (Univ. California, Berkeley)
MgO Waste Form Irradiation Damage and Stability
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Eric C. O'Quinn (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), David J. Sprouster (Stony Brook Univ.), Maik K. Lang (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jason R. Trelewicz (Stony Brook Univ.)
Probabilistic Digital Twin and Distributed Ledger Technology Based Safeguards Solution for Aqueous Nuclear Reprocessing Facilities
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Scott Evans (GE Vernova Advanced Research Center), John Carbone (GE Aerospace Advanced Research Center), Chris Reynolds (GE Vernova Advanced Research Center)
Economic Model Development for Deep Borehole Repositories
4:35–4:55PM PDT
Matt Waples (Deep Isolation), Vaibhav Sharma (Deep Isolation), Ethan Bates (Deep Isolation), Jesse Sloane (Deep Isolation)
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