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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
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Two updated standards on criticality safety published
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recently approved two new American Nuclear Society standards covering different aspects of nuclear criticality safety (NCS).
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|San Simeon B
Session Chairs:
Amber J. McCarthy
Kirk D. Atkinson (UIOT)
Session Organizer:
John D. Bess
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A Subcritical Assembly for Training and Education Use at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL), Mathieu Dupont (ORNL), Alex Lang (ORNL), Andrew Holcomb (ORNL), Shane Hart (ORNL)
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CARTA -- Criticality Safety Virtual Reality Training Aid, Recent Developments
Tom Page (Cerberus Nuclear), Katrina Christaki (Cerberus Nuclear), Stewart Hay (Cerberus Nuclear), Toby Tyas (Cerberus Nuclear)
Hiring, Qualification, and Retention of NCS Engineers at DOE Facilities
Kristan Wessels (Y-12 National Security Complex), Amanda Hurley (Y-12 National Security Complex)
The University of New Mexico's Online Nuclear Criticality Safety Course Material
Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico)
Current Status of the DOE/NNSA Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Hands-On Criticality Safety Training Courses
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
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