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Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NextGen MURR Working Group established in Missouri
The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators has created the NextGen MURR Working Group to serve as a strategic advisory body for the development of the NextGen MURR (University of Missouri Research Reactor).
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|10:00–10:40AM EDT|Florida/Illinois
Session Chair:
Mandy Bowles Tomaszewski
Alternate Chair:
Douglas G. Bowen
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Following the presentation of two summaries in the ANS-8 Standards session, two summaries from the NCS Issues Related to HALEU session will be presented.
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Adjustment-Controlled GLLSM Applications for Nuclear Criticality Safety Analysis
10:00–10:20AM EDT
Jeongwon Seo (Purdue), Hany Abdel-Khalik (Purdue)
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Conduct of Operations and Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards
10:20–10:40AM EDT
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
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