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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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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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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 NNPD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Biscayne 2
Session Chair:
Sunil S. Chirayath
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Manit D. Shah
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Sensitivity Studies on Fuel Burnup and Plutonium Buildup in Pebble Bed Reactors for Fuel Parameter Perturbations
3:15–3:35PM EST
Donny Hartanto (ORNL), Sunil Chirayath (ORNL), Donald N. Kovacic (ORNL), Jianwei Hu (ORNL), Philip Gibbs (ORNL)
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Non-Proliferation Risk Model For Small Nuclear Reactors
3:35–3:55PM EST
Igor Dubinsky (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Rizwan-uddin (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Select Proliferation Studies for TRISO-Fueled, Heat-Pipe-Cooled Microreactors
3:55–4:15PM EST
Sweet Shanahan (INL), Nelson Snow (INL), Quinton Williams (Oregon State), Camille Palmer (Oregon State), Stefano Terlizzi (INL), Ishita Trivedi (INL), Ryan Stewart (INL)
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