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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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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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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 NCSD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Armitage
Session Chair:
Theresa E. Cutler
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin Martin
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Verified, Archived Library of Inputs and Data (VALID) Online Repository
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Travis M. Greene (ORNL), Robert A. Lefebvre (ORNL)
Paper
Criticality Safety Nuclide Rankings for TRISO Spent Fuel Applications
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Alex Shaw (ORNL), Veronica V. Karriem (ORNL), Walid A. Metwally (ORNL)
Microreactor Assembly Transportation Cask Model for Criticality Safety Basis Assessment
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Zhaopeng Zhong (ANL), Ahmed Amin Abdelhameed (ANL), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL)
A New Benchmark Evaluation of Historical Experiments with HEU Cylinders and Annuli with 10-Inch Graphite Reflectors
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Katy Worrell (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), William J. Marshall (ORNL)
Criticality Evaluations of Additional Neutron Absorber for LEU+ ATF in Fuel Storage Systems
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Keonil Cha (Sejong University), KyoonHo CHA (Sejong University)
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