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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.
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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
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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Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD|Cosponsored by NNPD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine C
Session Chair:
Stephen P. LaMont
Alternate Chair:
Lin-Wen Hu
Session Organizer:
Igor Jovanovic
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Harnessing the Unique Properties of Berkelium in its Separation from other f-Elements and Fission Products
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Miting Du (ORNL), Punam Thakur (ORNL)
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Californium Feedstock Study to Support the Californium-252 Supply Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Grace M. Power (ORNL)
Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Lithium in FLiBe
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Sean R. Scott (PNNL), Johnny Williams (Kairos Power), Sara Mastromarino (Kairos Power)
Empirical Bounding Analysis and User Recommendations for a Neutron Multiplicity Detector
4:15–4:35PM PDT
J. Hutchinson (LANL), T. Cutler (LANL), D. Dinwiddie (LANL), K. Kazkaz (LANL), S. Kiff (LANL), G. McKenzie (LANL), H. Kistle (LANL), M. Nelson (LANL), E. Sorensen (LANL), K. Stults (LANL), N. Thompson (LANL), J. Walker (LANL)
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