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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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 OPD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Grouper
Session Chair:
Ben Holtzman (Nuclear Energy Institute)
Alternate Chair:
Chandu Bolisetti (INL)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Capacity Expansion Analysis of Small Modular Reactors
10:00–10:20AM EST
Manit D. Shah (ORNL), Greg Westphal (ORNL), Wesley C. Williams (ORNL), J. Michael Grappone (LLNL), Matthew Signorotti (LLNL), Philip Cameron-Smith (LLNL), J.P. Watson (LLNL)
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Quantifying Cost Reduction Pathways for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
10:20–10:40AM EST
Chandrakanth Bolisetti (INL), Botros Hanna (INL), Abdalla Abou Jaoude (INL), Levi Larsen (INL), Jia Zhou (ANL), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Approaches to Deploy Multi-Unit Plants for Scale and Cost Effectiveness
10:40–11:00AM EST
Assil Halimi (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Economic Evaluation of Process Heat Utilization of PWR Type SMRs
11:00–11:20AM EST
Changmin Yoon (KAIST), Nayoung Kim (KAIST), Jeong Ik Lee (KAIST)
Accounting for National Regulatory Differences in Nuclear Plant Cost Estimates
11:20–11:40AM EST
Christopher Forsyth (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
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