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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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Los Alamos begins project to remove historic facility
Work has started at the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico to deactivate, decommission, and remove the Ion Beam Facility, which played a role in research and experiments that helped develop the nation’s nuclear arsenal during the 1950s and 1960s.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Tuesday, June 13, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Marriott 4
Session Chair:
Robert A. Joseph
Alternate Chair:
Michael S. Smith
Session Organizer:
Milos I. Atz
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A New Momentum-Integrated Muon Tomography Imaging Algorithm
1:00–1:20PM EDT
JungHyun Bae (ORNL), Rose Montgomery (ORNL), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue)
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The Performance of Ceramic Coating on Dry Storage Canisters Through Spray Coating
1:20–1:40PM EDT
Da Cao (NCSU), Mohamed Bourham (NCSU), Cheng Sun (INL), Ge Yang (NCSU)
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Evaluation of the Reliability of Wireless Internal Sensors for Dry Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
1:40–2:00PM EDT
Robert Demuth (Univ. South Carolina), Shawn Stafford (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jorge Carvajal (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Robert Hall (EPRI), Travis Knight (Univ. South Carolina)
In-Package Criticality Evaluation for Packages Containing Graphite Spent Nuclear Fuel in DOE Standard Canisters
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Lam Nguyen (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Petersen (INL), R. Joseph III (INL)
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