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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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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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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.
Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Technical Session
Monday, November 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Longboat 1
Session Chairs:
Curtis Brown
Michael Loughlin (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Michael Reichenberger
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Advancing the MCNP Unstructured Mesh Calculations at ORNL's Second Target Station
3:15–3:35PM EST
Lukas Zavorka (ORNL), Kristel Ghoos (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL), Andrew Cooper (Silver Fir Software), Gregory Failla (Silver Fir Software)
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Novel Git-Based Approach for the Management and Development of Complex Radiation Transport Models
3:35–3:55PM EST
M. Fabbri (Fusion For Energy), A. Cubí (ATG Europe)
Management of Nuclear Integration in Fusion Plant Design
3:55–4:15PM EST
Shielding Material Performance in a Spherical Tokamak Power Plant
4:15–4:35PM EST
Kamya Chandrasekhar (Tokamak Energy Ltd), Mayank Rajput (Tokamak Energy Ltd), Christopher L. Wilson (Tokamak Energy Ltd), Gurdeep Singh Kamal (Tokamak Energy Ltd)
Neutronics Analysis and Shielding Optimization for Conceptual Design of IBTF TC Pipelines
4:35–4:55PM EST
Jisoo Bok (Hanyang Univ.), Chang Ho Shin (Hanyang Univ.), Ser Gi Hong (Hanyang Univ.), Do Hyun Kim (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy), Hyoseong Gwon (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy)
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