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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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EnergySolutions to help explore advanced reactor development in Utah
Utah-based waste management company EnergySolutions announced that it has signed a memorandum of understating with the Intermountain Power Agency and the state of Utah to explore the development of advanced nuclear power generation at the Intermountain Power Project (IPP) site near Delta, Utah.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Canaveral 1
Session Chair:
Jenna Payne
Alternate Chair:
Cece Bell (INL)
Session Organizer:
Andrew E. Thomas (INL)
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Evolutionary Algorithms Peak Fitting for X-Ray Fluorescence Spectra
8:00–8:20AM EST
Jason Clifford (ANL), Madis Michor (ANL), Mark Schlossman (Univ. Illinois, Chicago), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
Paper
Establishment of a Molten Salt LIBS Laboratory at the PULSTAR Reactor
8:20–8:40AM EST
Nicholas A. Poole (NCSU), Ming Liu (NCSU), Ayman I. Hawari (NCSU)
Methods for Emissivity Correction to Describe Material Irradiation Temperatures
8:40–9:00AM EST
Jack Gerrity (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Peter Mouche (ANL), Bei Ye (ANL)
Impact of Laser Speed and Power on SS316L Microstructure in Laser Powder Bed Fusion
9:00–9:20AM EST
Saneej N. Samad (Utah State), Tasrif Ul Anwar (Utah State), Nadia Kouraytem (Utah State)
Synergistic Enhancement of Lanthanide Separation Using TODGA and TPPO
9:20–9:40AM EST
Jolina T. Alonzo (Berkeley Lab), Aly M. Montiel (Berkeley Lab), Rebecca J. Abergel (Berkeley Lab)
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