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Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls
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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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Another building prepares to come down at Oak Ridge’s Y-12 complex
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said that crews with the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its cleanup contractor UCOR are preparing to demolish another deteriorating Manhattan Project–era building at the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Technical Session|Radiation Protection and Medical Physics
Friday, April 5, 2024|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Engineering Design and Innovation Building Room 326
Session Chair:
David Reger (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Aaron Fjeldsted (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Molten Salt Reactor Shielding Analyses Using SCALE/MAVRIC Sequence with Continuous Energy and Multigroup Cross Sections
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Rakim Hirji (Georgia Tech), Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Tech)
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Graphite-Moderated Subcritical Assembly Shielding with Borated High Density Polyethylene
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Jeremiah D. Phillips (U.S. Military Academy), Kayden Eckman (U.S. Military Academy), Aaron W. Calhoun (U.S. Military Academy), Caleb J. Lagestee (U.S. Military Academy)
Radiation Shielding Efficiency of Super-Hard Tungsten Tetraboride (WB4) Nanoparticle-Reinforced Epoxy Composites
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Furkan Erdogan (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Modeling the Radiation Shielding Effectiveness of Hafnium Diboride Reinforced Epoxy Composites Using MCNP
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Randolph L. Snook (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Furkan N. Erdogan (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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