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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES 2023)
December 10–14, 2023
New Orleans, LA|New Orleans Marriott
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Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” at 70
Seventy years ago to the day, President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his historic address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. (See December 2023 Nuclear News's “Leaders” column to read the reflections of Kathryn Huff, the Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for nuclear energy, on the speech’s anniversary.)
Technical Session
Wednesday, October 6, 2021|1:20–3:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Hany Abdel-Khalik (Purdue Univ.)
Session Organizer:
Hany S. Abdel-Khalik (Purdue Univ.)
Student Producer:
K. Lisa Reed (Georgia Tech)
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A Comprehensive Framework to Improve Predictions by Integrating Inverse Uncertainty Quantification and Quantitative Validation
1:20–1:45PM EDT
Ziyu Xie (NC State Univ.), Xu Wu (NC State Univ.)
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Advanced Information Criteria Applied to IDA Benchmark Problems: Reducing the Degree of Freedom in Bayesian Approaches
1:45–2:10PM EDT
J.-M. Palau (CEA/DES), P. Tamagno (CEA/DES), A. Rizzo (CEA/DES)
Calibration of Pellet Cladding Gap Heat Transfer Model for PWR, BWR and VVER Fuel Rod Transient Uncertainty Analysis
2:10–2:35PM EDT
G. Delipei (NC State Univ.), A. Abarca (NC State Univ.), M. Avramova (NC State Univ.), K. Ivanov (NC State Univ.)
Non-Intrusive Alternative to Generalized Linear Least-Squares Methodology for Criticality Safety Applications
2:35–3:00PM EDT
Jeongwon Seo (Purdue Univ.), Dongli Huang (Purdue Univ.), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Hany S. Abdel-Khalik (Purdue Univ.)
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