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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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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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Supreme Court rules against Texas in interim storage case
The Supreme Court voted 6–3 against Texas and a group of landowners today in a case involving the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s licensing of a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, reversing a decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to grant the state and landowners Fasken Land and Minerals (Fasken) standing to challenge the license.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|2:15–4:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Janice Lindegard (ANS)
This session focuses on reactor physics advances towards design, development and deployment of advanced reactors.
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A Study on Natural Circulation Soluble-Boron-Free SMR with Long Cycle and High Burnup
Steven Wijaya (KAIST), Xuan Ha Nguyen (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
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A Truly-Optimized PWR (TOP) Core Design of a Soluble-Boron-Free SMR with Burnable Absorber-Integrated Guide Thimble
Xuan Ha Nguyen (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Scalable Modular Dynamic Molten Salt Reactor Model with Depletion Dependency
Visura Pathirana (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville)
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