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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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Keeping up with Kewaunee
In October 2012, Dominion Energy announced it was closing the Kewaunee nuclear power plant, a two-loop 574-MWe pressurized water reactor located about 27 miles southeast of Green Bay, Wis., on the western shore of Lake Michigan. At the time, Dominion said the plant was running well, but that low wholesale electricity prices in the region made it uneconomical to continue operation of the single-unit merchant power plant.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Marriott 9
Session Chair:
Jason Hou (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Session Organizer:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
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Reactor Physics Validation Roadmap for the High Flux Isotope Reactor Conversion to Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel
1:00–1:20PM EDT
D. Chandler (ORNL), J.W. Bae (ORNL), D. Hartanto (ORNL), C.W. Sizemore (ORNL), K.M. Burg (ORNL), J.R. Burns (ORNL)
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252Cf Production at the High Flux Isotope Reactor: Nuclear Data Selection and LEU Conversion Impacts
1:20–1:40PM EDT
D. Hartanto (ORNL), D. Chandler (ORNL), J.W. Bae (ORNL), J.R. Burns (ORNL), C. Sizemore (ORNL)
Isotope Production and Materials Irradiation Research Studies to Support HFIR LEU Conversion Assessment
1:40–2:00PM EDT
D. Chandler (ORNL), D. Hartanto (ORNL), J.W. Bae (ORNL), J.R. Burns (ORNL), J.R. Griswold (ORNL)
Peaking Factor Uncertainty of VERA-MPACT with the ENDF/B-VII.1 51-Group Library Through Benchmark Calculations for Critical Experiments
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Kang Seog Kim (ORNL)
Simulation of the Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Benchmark Cores Using MC2-3/Griffin
2:20–2:40PM EDT
Changho Lee (ANL), Somyung Park (ANL), Shikhar Kumar (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL), Zhiwen Xu (TerraPower), Jacob Hader (TerraPower)
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