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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.
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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
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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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.
Technical Session|Transient Fuel Behavior and Safety Related Issues
Monday, October 10, 2022|10:15–11:55AM EDT|Adagio/Allegro
Session Chair:
Jinzhao Zhang (Tractabel)
Alternate Chair:
Michelle Bales (NEA)
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NRC's Research Information Letter on Fuel Fragmentation, Relocation and Dispersal
10:15–10:40AM EDT
James Corson (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Alice Chung (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Lucas Kyriazidis (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Michelle Bales (OECD Nuclear Energy Agency)
Paper
Experimental Study of the Effect of Neighboring Rods in Fuel Cladding Deformation Under LOCA Conditions
10:40–11:05AM EDT
Cristina Dominguez (IRSN), Pauline Lacote (IRSN), Alice Viretto (IRSN), Stéphane Charbaut (IRSN), Georges Repetto (IRSN)
Fragmentation Behavior of Cr2O3-Doped UO2 Pellets with Controlled Microstructure Under Prototypical LOCA and RIA Thermal Transient
11:05–11:30AM EDT
Dong Zhao (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Kun Yang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Andre Broussard (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Heng Ban (Univ. Pittsburgh), Jie Lian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
On the Role of Microstructure on the Burst Properties of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened FeCrAl Alloys During Simulated Loss-of-Coolant Accident Conditions
11:30–11:55AM EDT
Caleb P. Massey (ORNL), Kenneth A. Kane (ORNL), Ryan T. Sweet (ORNL), Samuel B. Bell (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL)
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