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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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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DTE Energy studying uprate at Fermi-2, considers Fermi-3’s prospects
DTE Energy, the owner of Fermi nuclear power plant in Michigan, is considering an extended uprate for Unit 2 that would increase its 1,100-MW generation capacity by 150 MW.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|PSA Analyses: Methods and Applications
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|300B
Session Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Alternate Chair:
Michael D. Muhlheim
Session Organizer:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu
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Identification and Prioritization of Sources of Uncertainty in External Hazard Probabilistic Risk Assessment: Project Update
3:15–3:40PM EDT
Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Katrina Groth (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Zhegang Ma (INL), Ray Schneider (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Tao Liu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Kaveh Faraji Najarkolaie (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Ahmad Al-Douri (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Camille Levine (Univ. Maryland, College Park)
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Technical Approach to the High Energy Arcing Fault (HEAF) Issue
3:40–4:05PM EDT
Marko Randelovic (EPRI), Ashley Lindeman (EPRI), Dane Lovelace (Jensen Hughes), Victor Ontiveros (Jensen Hughes), Sean Hunt (Jensen Hughes), Jason Floyd (UL Research Institutes), Ken Fleischer (Fleischer Consultants)
Integrating Seismic Fragility of ASR-Affected Nuclear Containment Vessel in a Level-II SPRA in Support of Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Akram S. Batikh (NCSU), Somayajulu L. N. Dhulipala (INL), Benjamin W. Spencer (INL), Albert Dahal (INL), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
On Truncation of Seismic Fragility Curves
4:30–4:55PM EDT
James C. Lin (ABS Consulting)
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