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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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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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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fuels and Actinide Materials
Thursday, December 14, 2023|3:10–4:50PM CST|Galerie 3
Session Chair:
Elizabeth S. Sooby (University of Texas at San Antonio)
Alternate Chair:
Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
Track Organizers:
Jian Gan (INL)
Michael Tonks (Univ. Florida)
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Thermodynamic Assessment of NaF-KF-UF4 for Molten Salt Reactor Design
3:10–3:30PM CST
L. Voigt (Seaborg Technologies), M. Fache (JRC European Commission), J. Ocadiz Flores (Delft Univ. Technology), L. Ruszczynski (Delft Univ. Technology), J.T.M. Amphlett (Seaborg Technologies), A.L. Smith (Delft Univ. Technology), O. Beneš (JRC European Commission)
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Accelerated Isothermal MiniFuel Irradiations Using Liquid Metal Encapsulation
3:30–3:50PM CST
Zane Wallen (ORNL), Ryan Gallagher (Kairos Power), Kara Godsey (ORNL), Annabelle Le Coq (ORNL), Christian Petrie (ORNL), Caleb Massey (ORNL), Richard Howard (ORNL), Jorge Navarro (ORNL), Jim Nash (ORNL)
Atomic Scale Investigation of the Effect of Americium on the Properties of Nuclear Oxide Fuels
3:50–4:10PM CST
B. Labonne (CEA), C. Gueneau (CEA), M. Bertolus (CEA)
Correlating Atomic Structure with Elastic Properties in Non-Textured Pyrocarbon
4:10–4:30PM CST
Raphaelle David (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Yongfeng Zhang (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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