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Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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Nuclear News 40 under 40
Welcome to the inaugural Nuclear News 40 Under 40! A year in the making, this list was a difficult undertaking for the NN staff, there being so many qualified and enthusiastic candidates to review. The task was further complicated by the great diversity of roles that exist within the nuclear community—from academia to labs and from utilities to government positions. Whatever their specific niche, those selected represent the exceptional talent, vision, and drive that is transforming the nuclear sector across the community. These 40 young professionals have shown remarkable commitment, innovation, and leadership in advancing nuclear science and technology, paving the way for a future in which nuclear power and applications will continue to play a vital role in addressing global challenges.
Technical Session|Severe Accidents
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Fairchild East/West
Session Chair:
Martina Adorni (NEA)
Alternate Chair:
Sanjeev Gupta
Session Organizer:
David L. Luxat
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Analysis of Hydrogen Diffusion Ignition in Oxygen-Nitrogen Mixtures
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Odai Nassar (Tel Aviv Univ.), Surya Kaundinya Oruganti (Tel Aviv Univ.), Marcel Martins Alves (Tel Aviv Univ.), Sergey Kudriakov (CEA), Etienne Studer (CEA), Liel Ishay (Nuclear Research Center Negev), Yoram Kozak (Tel Aviv Univ.)
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PANDA Experiment Addressing the Thermal Effects in a Large Water Pool Caused by Steam and a Lighter Non-condensable Gas Release from a Multi-Hole Sparger
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Domenico Paladino (Paul Scherrer Institute), Ralf Kapulla (Paul Scherrer Institute), Myeong Seon Chae (Paul Scherrer Institute), Sidharth Paranjape (Ostschweizer Fachhochschule), Guillaume Mignot (Oregon State), Pavel Kudinov (Royal Institute of Technology)
Recombination of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide on Silver-Based Zeolites in the Presence of Steam and at Pressures up to 3 Bar
9:40–10:00AM EDT
J. Mantzaras (Paul Scherrer Institute), V.K. Arumugam (Paul Scherrer Institute), J. Theile (Paul Scherrer Institute), D. Suckow (Paul Scherrer Institute), F. Espegren (Paul Scherrer Institute), T. Lind (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Experiments on the Impact of Carbon Monoxide on the Efficiency of Catalysts used for Hydrogen Mitigation in the Late Phase of a Severe Accident
10:00–10:20AM EDT
Ernst-Arndt Reinecke (Forschungszentrum Juelich), Gabriela Nobrega (IRSN), Michael Klauck (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
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