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Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2021)
February 9–11, 2021
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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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Former NRC chairs issue vaccine timeline recommendation to CDC
Five former chairmen of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission—Stephen Burns, Allison Macfarlane, Nils Diaz, Richard Meserve, and Dale Klein—signed a letter to José Romero, Arkansas health secretary and chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) immunization advisory committee, requesting that the advisory committee update its recommendation for COVID-19 vaccine allocation guidance for the energy workforce (including nuclear energy workers).
Currently, the CDC has four phases for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Those phases are numbered:
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD
Monday, November 16, 2020|2:40–4:50PM (3:40–5:50PM EST)
Session Chair:
Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
Session Organizer:
Lin-Wen Hu
Alternate Chair:
Jennifer Meszaros (ORNL)
Staff Producer:
Rick Michal (American Nuclear Society)
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Progress on U.S and International Low-Enriched Uranium Reactor Conversions
Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory), John G. Stevens (Argonne National Laboratory)
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Comparison of LEU Fuel Designs for the NBSR and a Replacement Reactor Concept
David J. Diamond (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Thomas H. Newton (National Institute of Standards & Technology), Danyal J. Turkoglu (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Lap-Yan Cheng (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
The Current Status of Converting the University of Missouri Research Reactor from Highly Enriched Uranium to Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel
Wilson M. Cowherd (Idaho National Laboratory), Leslie P. Foyto (University of Missouri Research Reactor), John A. Stillman (Argonne National Laboratory), Nickie J. Peters (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Earl Feldman (Argonne National Laboratory), Dhongik S. Yoon (Argonne National Laboratory), Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory), Kiratadas Kutikkad (University of Missouri Research Reactor)
Effects of LEU Fuel Fabrication Tolerances on Safety and Operation Limits for MIT Reactor
Lin-Wen Hu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Dakota Allen (MIT), Kaichao Sun (MIT), Akshay Dave (MIT), Son H. Pham (ANL), David Jaluvka (ANL), Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
Fuel Conversion Efforts at the High Flux Isotope Reactor - a 2020 Status Update
Benjamin R. Betzler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), David Chandler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jennifer L. Meszaros (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jin W. Bae (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), David H. Cook (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Valerie D. Fudurich (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Trevor Howard (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Christopher J. Hurt (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Germina Ilas (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Prashant K. Jain (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Emilian L. Popov (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Qualification of an LEU Fuel for the Advanced Test Reactor
Jere H. Jenkins (Idaho National Laboratory), Eric Woolstenhulme (Idaho National Laboratory), Maria Pascale (MPR Associates), Douglas Hardymayer (MPR Associates), Kyle G. Metzroth (MPR Associates, Inc.)
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