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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
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Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Michigan/Michigan State
Session Chair:
Haiyan N. Zhao
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Preliminary Study for Cr-coating Effect on Burst Behavior under Simulated LOCA Conditions
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Samuel Benda (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Thomas Demo (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hwasung Yeom (Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology), WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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Microstructural evolution of Cr-coated Zr-alloy using different concentrations of deep eutectic solvent: A detailed microscopic and spectroscopic analyses
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Ghadeer H. Mohamed (Khalifa Univ.), Karuppasamy Karuppasamy (Khalifa Univ.), Saeed A. Ameri (Khalifa Univ.), Akram AlFantazi (Khalifa Univ.)
Preliminary Study on Hoop Tensile Properties of Cr-coated SiC-SiCf Composite Cladding
3:55–4:15PM CDT
DONGIL SHIM (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hwasung Yeom (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology), Sarah Oswald (General Atomics), Christian Deck (General Atomics), Woo H. Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Analysis of the Time Available in TLFW Sequences in PWR NPPs with ATF
4:15–4:35PM CDT
David Canal (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Cesar Queral (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Emilio Castro (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Jorge Sanchez-Torrijos (NFQ Advisory Services)
Initial Investigation of Tensile C-Ring Pull Test for SiC/SiC Composite Cladding
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Spencer T. Doran (Oregon State), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State), David M. Frazer (General Atomics), Joel Kosmatka (General Atomics)
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