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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2022)
August 7–10, 2022
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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Carbon value: Lifetime extensions of nuclear reactors could save billions in climate mitigation costs
On the road to achieving net-zero by midcentury, low- or no-carbon energy sources that slash carbon dioxide emissions are critical weapons. Nevertheless, the role of nuclear energy—the single largest source of carbon-free electricity—remains uncertain.
Nuclear energy, which provides 20 percent of the electricity in the United States, has been a constant, reliable, carbon-free source for nearly 50 years. But our fleet of nuclear reactors is aging, with more than half of the 92 operating reactors across 29 states at or over 40 years old—the length of the original operating licenses issued to the power plants. While some reactors have been retired prematurely, there are two options for those that remain: retire them or renew their license.
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 18, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM EDT|Fountainview
Session Chair:
Nicolas Stauff (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni
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Overview of Recent SCALE Activities for Non-LWR Inventory and Decay Heat Analysis
William A. Wieselquist (ORNL), Friederike Bostelmann (ORNL), Robert Kile (ORNL), Austin Lo (ORNL), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Alex Shaw (ORNL), Steve Skutnik (ORNL), Erik Walker (ORNL)
Summary
Cell Dancoff-Based Embedded Self-Shielding Capability for Doubly Heterogeneous Particulate Fuels in SCALE/Polaris
Byoung-kyu Jeon (Univ. Michigan), Won Sik Yang (Univ. Michigan), Hansol Park (Univ. Michigan), Kang Seog Kim (ORNL), Matthew A. Jessee (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
Neutronic Analysis of a PWR-Type SMR Core Using Duplex ThO2-UO2 in TRISO Fuel Particles
Jesús Rosales (Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México), Juan-Luis François (Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México), Carlos García (InSTEC)
Comparative Analysis of Energy Deposition Modes Available in Serpent 2 Within the Framework of the Supercritical Water Reactor -- Fuel Qualification Test Reactor Physics Benchmark
B. Babcsány (Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics), V. Giusti (Univ. Pisa), A. Moise (Institute for Nuclear Research), J. C. Chow (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
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