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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
2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
November 30–December 3, 2021
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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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Eliminated as a repository site, Germany’s Gorleben salt mine to be closed
The German government has announced that it is closing the Gorleben salt mine in the Wendland region of Lower Saxony, officially removing the site from consideration as a repository for radioactive waste. Gorleben became a target of antinuclear protests after being proposed as a potential repository in the 1970s.
Technical Session
Wednesday, October 6, 2021|7:30–9:10AM (8:30–10:10AM EDT)|Salon A
Session Chair:
Ryan McClarren (University of Notre Dame)
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Perturbed Dynamic Mode Decomposition Acceleration of Source Iteration for Fixed-Source Neutron Transport Problems
Nickolas J. Adamowicz (Univ. of Michigan)
Summary
233U Nuclear Data Evaluation Using Machine Learning Generated Cross Sections
Pedro Vicente-Valdez (Univ. of California, Berkeley), Lee Bernstein (Univ. of California, Berkeley), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. of California, Berkeley)
Reduced Models for Nuclear Data in Transport Problems
B. Whewell (Univ. of Notre Dame), Ryan G. McClarren (Univ. of Notre Dame)
Simulated Annealing for Group Structure Optimization
Thomas Saller (LANL)
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