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The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Webinar: MC&A and safety in advanced reactors in focus
Towell
Russell
Prasad
The American Nuclear Society’s Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division recently hosted a webinar on updating material control and accounting (MC&A) and security regulations for the evolving field of advanced reactors.
Moderator Shikha Prasad (CEO, Srijan LLC) was joined by two presenters, John Russell and Lester Towell, who looked at how regulations that were historically developed for traditional light water reactors will apply to the next generation of nuclear technology and what changes need to be made.
Technical Session|Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Wednesday, May 8, 2024|10:00–11:40AM MDT|Coronado/DeVargas
Session Chair:
Lindsey Holmes
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Initial Verification of ntpThermo against Mixcoatl for Computationally Efficient Multiphysics Analysis of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors
10:00–10:25AM MDT
Seth Nettersom (BWX Technologies), Drew Bergeon (BWX Technologies), Bryan Zilka (BWX Technologies), Matt Krecicki (BWX Technologies)
Paper
Preliminary Full-Core Analysis of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors Using Nodal Diffusion Codes
10:25–10:50AM MDT
Jake Smith (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Preliminary Sensitivity Studies Using a Newly Developed System Code for NTP Analysis
10:50–11:15AM MDT
R. Myers (Georgia Tech), D. Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Coupled Reactor and Engine Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Modeling Methodology
11:15–11:40AM MDT
Jacob Stonehill (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Daria Nikitaeva (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Corey Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Matthew Duchek (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
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