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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 RPD
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Carmel
Session Chair:
Brenden Heidrich (INL)
Session Organizer:
Jason Hou (NCSU)
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A Depletion Perturbation Theory Approach to Multiplication Factor Uncertainty Analysis for the UAM Benchmark
Davide Portinari (Institute Laue-Langevin), Yoann Calzavara (Institute Laue-Langevin), Laurent Chabert (Technicatome), Adrien Bidaud (Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et Cosmologie)
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Uncertainty Analysis of TMI-1 Mini-Core Neutron Kinetics Case
Xiaoyang Zou (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Liangzhi Cao (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Zhuojie Sui (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
Presented by Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Comparative Analysis of USL Estimation Methods
Jeongwon Seo (Purdue), Hany Abdel-Khalik (Purdue)
Uncertainty Quantification in Predictor-Corrector Quasi-Static Monte Carlo Transient Simulation
Hyeontae Kim (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Fluoride Salt High Temperature Reactor (FHR) Thermal Scattering Law Sensitivity Study in SCALE6.2.4
Jonathon Faulkner (Georgia Tech), Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Tech)
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