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Division Spotlight
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
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
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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Sam Altman steps down as Oklo board chair
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.
General Chair:
Clarissa A. Yablinsky (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Program Chair:
Anne Campbell (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Assistant Program Chair:
Maria A. Okuniewski (Purdue University)
Past Chair:
Todd Allen (University of Michigan, USA)
Organizing Committees:
Assel Aitkaliyeva (University of Florida)
Thak Sang Byun (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
M. Grace Burke (Idaho National Laboratory)
Jesse Carter (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
Adrian Couet (University of Wisconsin- Madison)
Flyura Djurabekova (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Kevin Field (University of Michigan)
Sarah Finkeldi (University of California- Irvine)
Jian Gan (Idaho National Laboratory)
Andrew Hoffman (GE Research)
Jie Lian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Dong Liu (University of Bristol, UK)
Stu Maloy (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Mitra Taheri (Johns Hopkins University)
Michael Tonks (University of Florida)
Gary Was (University of Michigan)
Janelle Wharry (Purdue University)
Yong Yang (University of Florida)
Steve Zinkle (University of Tennessee & Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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