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Division members promote the advancement of mathematical and computational methods for solving problems arising in all disciplines encompassed by the Society. They place particular emphasis on numerical techniques for efficient computer applications to aid in the dissemination, integration, and proper use of computer codes, including preparation of computational benchmark and development of standards for computing practices, and to encourage the development on new computer codes and broaden their use.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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Advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc. has new leadership for its board of directors as billionaire Sam Altman is stepping down from the position he has held since 2015. The move is meant to open new partnership opportunities with OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, and other artificial intelligence companies.
Technical Session|Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification
Monday, April 28, 2025|1:00–2:40PM MDT|Horace Tabor
Session Chair:
Ben Murphy (Univ. of New Mexico)
Alternate Chair:
Kevin Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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Application of Fuel Depletion Chain Simplification to Experiment Analysis in the Advanced Test Reactor
1:00–1:25PM MDT
Travis J. Labossiere-Hickman (INL), Olin W. Calvin (INL)
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Uncertainty Quantification for Watts Bar 1 PWR Using High-Fidelity Whole Core Model in WIMS® and the Latin Hypercube Sampling Method
1:25–1:50PM MDT
Jean Lavarenne (Amentum), Tim Ware (Amentum), Magda Stefanowska-Skrodzka (Amentum), Kornelia Wolodzko (Amentum), William Poole (Amentum), Peter Smith (Amentum), Glynn Hosking (Amentum), Brendan Tollit (Amentum)
Uncertainty Quantification Of Fuel Assembly Bow In Pressurized Water Reactor Through a Thermomechanical Simulation
1:50–2:15PM MDT
Ali Abboud (CEA), Josselin Garnier (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Bertrand Leturcq (CEA), Julien Pacull (Framatome), Olivier Fandeur (CEA), Stanislas de Lambert (CEA)
Analytic Sensitivity Coefficients for Bethe's Solution of the Neutron Slowing Down Equation
2:15–2:40PM MDT
Colin A. Weaver (LANL), Michael E. Rising (LANL), Joel A. Kulesza (LANL), Pablo A. Vaquer (LANL)
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