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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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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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The when, where, why, and how of RIPB design
The American Nuclear Society’s Risk-informed, Performance-based Principles and Policy Committee (RP3C) held another presentation in its monthly Community of Practice (CoP) series.
Watch the full webinar here.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RRSD
Thursday, June 11, 2020|10:00–11:45AM EDT
Session Chair:
Leonel E. Lagos
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
John D. Bess
Staff Producer:
Kathryn Murdoch (American Nuclear Society)
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Application of Motion Primitives to Train Robotic Behaviors for Nuclear Facility D&D
Young Soo Park (ANL), Jonathan Bayert (ANL), Dongjune Chang (ANL), Sungmoon Joo (KAERI), Jonghwan Lee (KAERI)
Paper
A Drone-Based Automated Radiation Surveillance System
Abdulrahman M. Riyadha (Univ. of Sharjah), Ahmad M. Elshoubaky (Univ. of Sharjah), Jamil A. Rihani (Univ. of Sharjah), Mohammad A. Al-Shabi (Univ. of Sharjah), Walid A. Metwally (Univ. of Sharjah), Bassam A. Khuwaileh (Univ. of Sharjah)
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