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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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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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A look inside NIST’s work to optimize cancer treatment and radiation dosimetry
In an article just published by the Taking Measure blog of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Stephen Russek—who leads the Imaging Physics Project in the Magnetic Imaging Group at NIST and codirects the MRI Biomarker Measurement Service—describes his team’s work using phantom stand-ins for human tissue.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fuels and Actinide Materials
Wednesday, December 13, 2023|8:00–9:40AM CST|Galerie 3
Session Chair:
Scarlett Widgeon Paisner (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
Track Organizers:
Jian Gan (INL)
Michael Tonks (Univ. Florida)
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Operational Limitations of Uranium Mononitride
8:00–8:20AM CST
Z.A. Miller (LANL), M. Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley), V.K. Mehta (LANL)
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Comparing and Contrasting Properties, Defects and Fission Products in UN and PuN
8:20–8:40AM CST
R.W. Grimes (Imperial College London), C.O.T. Galvin (LANL), N. Kuganathan (Imperial College London)
Assessment of Uranium Nitride Fuel Safety Limits Using Existing Experimental Data
8:40–9:00AM CST
A. Levinsky (LANL), Z. Miller (LANL), V.K. Mehta (LANL), M. Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley)
Exploring the Compatibility of UN in Combination with Zr-4 and SiC as Advanced Fuel-Clad Systems
9:00–9:20AM CST
M. Salata-Barnett (Univ. Manchester), J. Buckley (Univ. Manchester), J. Paul (National Nuclear Laboratory), D. Goddard (National Nuclear Laboratory), T. Abram (Univ. Manchester)
Advancements in Uranium Nitride Fuel Performance Modeling in BISON
9:20–9:40AM CST
Christopher Matthews (LANL), Pierre-Clement Simon (INL), Jason Rizk (LANL), Michael W.D. Cooper (LANL), David Andersson (LANL)
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