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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.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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ACU gets permit to build nation’s first molten salt university research reactor
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a construction permit yesterday to Abilene Christian University, giving ACU and its partners the go-ahead to build the Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) facility on its Abilene, Texas, campus. The 1-MWt research reactor is the first molten salt–fueled reactor to get a construction permit from the NRC. After Kairos Power’s Hermes, it is the second non–light water reactor construction permit issued by the NRC.
General Chair:
Shaheen Dewji (Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology)
General Cochair:
Irina Popova (Nuclear Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Honorary Chairs:
Nolan Hertel (Georgia Tech)
Bernadette Kirk (ORNL Ret.)
Enrico Sartori (NEA, Ret.)
Program Chair:
Pedro Vaz (Principal Researcher, Instituto Superior Tecnico)
Program Cochairs:
Jeff Favorite (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Thomas Miller (ORNL)
Rui Qiu (Tsinghua University)
Exhibits and Sponsorship Committee Members:
Shaheen Dewji (Georgia Tech)
Bernadette Kirk (ORNL, ret.)
Workshops Chair:
Joel Risner (ORNL)
Student Chairs:
Andrew Rosenstrom (Georgia Tech)
Kathryn Bales (UT-San Antonio)
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Stefano Agosteo (Politecnico Milano, Italy)
Miltos Alamaniotis (UT-San Antonio, USA)
Peter Angelo (Y-12, USA)
John Bess (INL, USA)
Jean-François Bottollier Depois (IRSN, France)
David Broggio (IRSN, France)
Zhi Chen (USTC, China)
Douglas Di Julio (ESS, Sweden)
Cheikh Diop (CEA Saclay, France)
Eric Dumonteil (IRSN, France)
Adolfo Esposito (LNF, Italy)
Michael Fensin (LANL, USA)
Michele Ferenci (Penn State, USA)
Alfredo Ferrari (CERN, Switzerland)
Brian Franke (Sandia, USA)
Maria Grazia Pia (INFN Genova, Italy)
Rob Hayes (NC State, USA)
Jason Haverkamp (KAPL, USA)
Ser Gi Hong (KHU, South Korea)
Tatiana Ivanova (OCED NEA, France)
Jong Woon Kim (KAERI, South Korea)
Kyo-Youn Kim (KAERI, South Korea)
Soon Kim (LLNL, USA)
Ivo Kodeli (IJS, Sloveny)
Chikara Konno (JAEA, Japan)
Michal Kostal (CV Saclay, France)
Sigrid Kozielski (ESS, Sweden)
Joel Kulesza (LANL, USA)
Cheol-Woo Lee (KAERI, South Korea)
Hee-Seock Lee (PAL, South Korea)
Yi-Kang Lee (CEA Saclay, France)
Huanwen Lv (NPI, China)
Fadhel Malouch (CEA Saclay, France)
Davide Mancusi (CEA Saclay, France)
Vladimir Mares (Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Germany)
John Mattingly (NCSU, USA)
Kuo Men (NCI, China)
Gunter Muhrer (ESS, Sweden)
Wayne Newhauser (LSU, USA)
Pedro Ortega (Spain)
Chang Je Park (SJU, South Korea)
Pedro Manual Peixoto Teles (IST, Portugal)
Odile Petit (CEA Saclay, France)
Igor Remec (ORNL, USA)
Michael Rising (LANL, USA)
José Rodenas Diago (UPV, Spain)
Stefan Roesler (CERN, Switzerland)
Thomas Saller (LANL, USA)
Francesc Salvat (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Toshiya Sanami (KEK, Japan)
Valentina Santoro (ESS, Sweden)
Arkady Serikov (KIT, Germany)
Hyung Jin Shim (SNU, South Korea)
Chang Ho Shin (HYU, South Korea)
Prakash Shrestha (LANL, USA)
Marco Silari (CERN, Switzerland)
Youwu Su (IMP, China)
Jean-Christophe Sublet (IAEA, Austria)
Michele Sutton-Ferenci (Penn State, USA)
Francois Trompier (IRSN, France)
Shuichi Tsuda (OECD NEA, France)
Yoshitomo Uwamino (RIKEN, Japan)
Ali Haghighat (Virginia Tech, USA)
Gumersindo Verdu (UPV, Spain)
Vasilis Vlachoudis (CERN, Switzerland)
Qinbing Wang (IHEP, China)
Yican Wu (Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology, China)
Xiaobin Xia (SINAP, China)
X. George Xu (RPI, USA)
Demetri Zafiropoulos (LNL, Italy)
Luca Zanini (ESS, Sweden)
