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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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NRC cuts fees by 50 percent for advanced reactor applicants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced it has amended regulations for the licensing, inspection, special projects, and annual fees it will charge applicants and licensees for fiscal year 2025.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Michigan/Michigan State
Session Chair:
Benjamin Beeler (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Calibration of DART Parameters for the Simulation of Fission Gas Bubble Behaviors in U-Mo Fuel
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Zhi-Gang Mei (ANL), Gyuchul Park (ANL), Bei Ye (ANL), ATM Jahid Hasan (NCSU), Benjamin W. Beeler (NCSU)
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AI-Driven Analysis of the Lithium Deuteride (LiD) Fission-Fusion Cycle
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Noah D'Amico (Texas Tech University), Sandeep Puri (Texas Tech University), Ian Jones (Texas Tech University), Andrew Gillespie (Texas Tech University), Cuikun Lin (Texas Tech University), Robert Duncan (Texas Tech University)
Insight into Irradiation Defect Production in Zirconium Using Machine-Learned Potentials
8:40–9:00AM CDT
Jose March-Rico (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), Jonathan L. Wormald (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), Volker Eyert (Materials Design, Inc.), David Reith (Materials Design, Inc.), Brendan M. Ensor (Naval Nuclear Laboratory - KAPL), Richard W. Smith (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
Comparative Analysis of Hopfield Neural Network Performance in Processing Pulsed Infrared Thermography Images of Additively Manufactured Metals
9:00–9:20AM CDT
Eleni S. Avlonitis (ANL), Xin Zhang (ANL), Miltiadis Alamaniotis (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
Benchmarking CNN Architectures for Enhanced Analysis of Pulsed Infrared Thermography Images of Additively Manufactured Metals for Nuclear Applications
9:20–9:40AM CDT
Derian Mowen (University of Texas at San Antonio), Xin Zhang (ANL), Miltos Alamaniotis (University of Texas at San Antonio), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
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