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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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WIPP’s SSCVS: A breath of fresh air
This spring, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced that it had achieved a major milestone by completing commissioning of the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS) facility—a new, state-of-the-art, large-scale ventilation system at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the DOE’s geologic repository for defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in New Mexico.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NNPD
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Avila A
Session Chair:
R. A. Borrelli
Alternate Chair:
Cornelius Milmoe
Session Organizer:
Stefani Buster
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Preliminary Results of MIT Reactor HEU-LEU Mixed Core Fuel Conversion Analysis Using RELAP5 Code
Yinjie Zhao (MIT), Lin-Wen Hu (MIT), Erik Wilson (ANL), Yu-Jou Wang (MIT)
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Impact of LEU U-10Mo Fuel Impurities on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor's Neutronics Performance
Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Laura M. Jamison (ANL), Wilson M. Cowherd (ANL), Kyle E. Anderson (ANL), John A. Stillman (ANL), Lin-wen Hu (MIT), Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
Fuzzy Logic Method for Trend Identification in Radiation Measurements Taken with a Mobile Detector with Application to Nuclear Security
Michael Squire (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Miltiadis Alamaniotis (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
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