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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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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC dockets construction permit for Dow, X-energy SMR
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build an X-energy small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Northwestern/Ohio State
Session Chair:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu
Alternate Chair:
Egemen Aras
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Study on Risk Classification Method for Unplanned Reactor Trip Based on Trip Fault Tree
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Xiwen XIE (University of Science and Technology of China), Lanxin Gong (University of Science and Technology of China)
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Simulation-Informed Dependency Treatment to Enhance Operational Flexibility, Avoid Production Loss, and Maintain Safety of Operating Plants and Advanced Reactors
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Mohammad A. Albati (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Md Istiaque Ahmed (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Ha Bui (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Seyed Reihani (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Zahra Mohaghegh (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Liao Hary (x-energy), Anderson Jack (x-energy)
A Risk-Informed Decision Making and Optimized Maintenance Framework for Integrated Energy Systems
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Vera Moiseytseva (ANL), Tat Nghia Nguyen (ANL), Akshay Dave (ANL), Roberto Ponciroli (ANL)
Risk-Informed Graded Approach for Reliability and Performance Assessment for Advanced Condition Monitoring Techniques
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Chaitee M. Godbole (INL), Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Kazuma Kobayashi (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Edward Chen (INL), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Cambridge), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
The Intertwining of Data, Decisions, and Reliability
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Diego Mandelli (INL), Svetlana Lawrence (INL), Todd M. Anselmi (INL)
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