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Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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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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Technical Session|Fission Surface Power
Wednesday, May 7, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)
Session Chair:
Tyler Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Robert Okojie (NASA Glenn Research Paper)
Track Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (Marshall Space Flight Center)
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SNAP-10A Experimental Criticality Benchmark Estimated By OpenMC Monte Carlo Code
3:15–3:40PM CDT
Zelong Zhao (CIAE), Gu Hu (CIAE)
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Feasibility Assessment of Micro Molten Salt and Metal Reactor (MSMR) for Long Life Lunar Base Power
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Jaehyun Ryu (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Multiphysics Modeling of SNAP 10A/2 Space Reactor with Cardinal
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Maximiliano Dalinger (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Tri Nguyen (Penn State), Michael Seneca (Penn State), Richard Martineau (Sawtooth Simulation, LLC)
Optimization of the BISON UN Fission Gas Release and Swelling Model
4:30–4:55PM CDT
Zachary Miller (Univ. California, Berkeley), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley), Alex Levinsky (LANL), Galen T. Craven (LANL), Christopher Matthews (LANL)
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