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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 Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
Standards Program
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EPA issues final rule regulating “forever chemicals”
The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will issue a rule aimed at limiting public exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The final rule will designate two widely used PFAS chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund.
According to the EPA, both PFOA and PFOS meet the statutory criteria for designation as hazardous substances.
Technical Session
Monday, October 4, 2021|10:40AM–12:20PM EDT
Session Chair:
Rodolfo Ferrer (Studsvik Scandpower)
Session Organizers:
Benoit Forget (MIT)
William Wieselquist (ORNL)
Student Producer:
Nilay Atul Kulkarni (NC State Univ.)
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GPU Acceleration of the Prototype Pinwise Core Analysis Code Vangard
10:40–11:05AM EDT
Seoyoon Jeon (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Hyunsik Hong (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Namjae Choi (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Han Gyu Joo (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Paper
Parallel Computing in CASMO5
11:05–11:30AM EDT
Joshua Hykes (Studsvik Scandpower), Rodolfo Ferrer (Studsvik Scandpower)
Development and Performance Simulations of the MPACT-AGREE Code Coupling Interface for Magnox Reactors
11:30–11:55AM EDT
Cole Gentry (ORNL), Volkan Seker (Univ. of Michigan), Brian J. Ade (ORNL), Andrew J. Conant (ORNL), Nicholas P. Luciano (ORNL), Kang Seog Kim (ORNL), Benjamin S. Collins (ORNL), Thomas Downar (Univ. of Michigan)
Fast Power Reactor Simulation Employing a GPU-Based Continuous-Energy Monte Carlo Method
11:55AM–12:20PM EDT
Namjae Choi (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Kyung Min Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Jaeuk Im (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Han Gyu Joo (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
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