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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.
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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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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
Panel and Technical Session|Lightning Talks
Saturday, April 15, 2023|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Student Union 262A
Session Chair:
Lance M. Drouet
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Matthew McMillan (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by ARPA-E.
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Wavelength-Resolved Thermoluminescence for Scintillator Development
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Rebecca Lalk (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Yauhen Tratsiak (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Luis Stand (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Charles L. Melcher (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Mariya Zhuravleva (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Simulated Nuclear Detection Algorithm Adaptation: Spectral Comparison Ratios
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Andrew Sanchez (US Military Academy)
Neutronics Analysis of Molten Uranium Breeder Reactor with a Code-to-Code Verification
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Christian M. Pochron (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Neal L. Mann (Neal Mann & Associates), Mihai (Mike) G. Pop (AREVA NP, Inc.)
Development and Evaluation of Parallel Simulated Annealing Algorithm for Reactor Core Optimization Problems
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Robert J. Mikouchi-Lopez (NCSU), Gregory K. Delipei (NCSU), Jason Hou (NCSU)
An Introduction to Quantitative Compton Imaging
11:35–11:55AM EDT
Jonathan T. Mitchell (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Michael J. Liesenfelt (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Blake Montz (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jason P. Hayward (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jeff Preston (Y-12 National Security Complex), Ramkumar Venkataraman (ORNL), Kyle Schmitt (ORNL), Klaus Ziock (ORNL)
Analysis of Post-CHF Heat Transfer for Downward Vertical Boiling in a Square Channel
11:55AM–12:15PM EDT
Nataly R. Panczyk (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Ethan H. Nicolls (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Joseph L. Bottini (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Feasibility and Mechanics of SiC Flow for Fabrication of Containment Structures
12:15–12:35PM EDT
Katie Karl (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Caen K. Ang (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Christopher B. Shaver (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Thermal Micromechanical Tensile Testing Technique of TRISO Particle Interlayer
12:35–12:55PM EDT
Charles T. Rivera (Idaho State), Tanner J. Mauseth (Idaho State), M.L. Dunzik-Gougar (Idaho State)
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