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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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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Technical Session
Saturday, April 10, 2021|2:00–3:30PM EDT
Session Chair:
Jake Mitstifer (Univ. of Ill., Urbana-Champaign)
Alternate Chair:
Ishita Trivedi
Session Organizer:
Edward Chen (NC State Univ.)
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Session Producers:
Ni Kan (NC State Univ.)
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Design of a Critical Benchmark Experiment for the Intermediate Energy Pu-239 Fission Cross Section
Ralph Arel B. D'Agostino (North Carolina State University), William A. Garrabrant (North Carolina State University), Carena G. Kelly (South Carolina State University), John Mattingly (North Carolina State University)
Paper
Optimization of the Rossi-Alpha Histogram for Bin Width and Reset Time
Rowan Marchie (University of Michigan), Michael Hua (University of Michigan), Sara A. Pozzi (University of Michigan)
Assessing the Application of Distributed Ledger Technology to the Development of the Next Generation of Nuclear Power Plants
Priyanka M. Pandit (North Carolina State University), Vibhav Srivaths (North Carolina State University), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (North Carolina State University)
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