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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.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NRC’s David Wright visits the Hill and more NRC news
Wright
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the spotlight today for three very different reasons. First, NRC Chair David Wright was on Capitol Hill yesterday for his renomination hearing in front of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee. Second, the NRC released its updated milestone schedules according to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) and the executive orders signed by President Trump last month; and third, as reported by Reuters on Tuesday, 28 former NRC officials have condemned the dismissal of Commissioner Hanson earlier this month.
Renomination: EPW Committee chair Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R., W.Va.) opened the hearing with a statement praising Wright’s experience and emphasized the urgency of stable leadership at the NRC.
“China is executing a rapid build-out of its nuclear industry,” Capito said. “The demand for clean, baseload power is skyrocketing as we position America to win the AI race.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Laura Jamison (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Bei Ye (ANL)
Session Organizers:
Erik Wilson (ANL)
Lin-Wen Hu
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Fluid Structure Interaction Analysis for Involute Fuel Plates
Jeremy R. Licht (Argonne National Laboratory), Yiqi Yu (Argonne National Laboratory), Marta Sitek (Argonne National Laboratory), Aurelien X. Bergeron (Argonne National Laboratory), Cezary Bojanowski (Argonne National Laboratory)
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Review of the Technical Basis for Properties and Fuel Performance Data Used in USHPRR HEU to LEU Conversion Analysis Compared to the Preliminary UMo Report
Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory), David Jaluvka (Argonne National Laboratory), Walid Mohamed (Argonne National Laboratory), John A. Stillman (Argonne National Laboratory), Laura M. Jamison (Argonne National Laboratory)
Microstructural Evolutions and Thermal Conductivity Degradation on Al-UMo Interface Irradiated by Swift Heavy Ions
Kun Mo (Argonne National Laboratory), Abdellatif M. Yacout (Argonne National Laboratory), S. Sinha (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), M.C. Rajagopal (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), L.A. Nimmagadda (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), J. Shi (Technical University of Munich), Bei Ye (Argonne National Laboratory), Yinbin Miao (Argonne National Laboratory)
Research and Test Reactor Fuel Modeling and Simulation with DART
Bei Ye (Argonne National Laboratory), Aaron Oaks (Argonne national laboratory)
Preliminary Assessment of Structural Behavior of MITR Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel Plates
Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory), Cankur F. Cetinbas (Argonne National Laboratory), Hee S. Roh (Argonne National Laboratory), Walid Mohamed (Argonne National Laboratory)
Computational Modeling of the Cheverton and Kelley Experimental Analysis of HFIR Fuel Plate Deflections
Yiqi Yu (Argonne National Laboratory), Jeremy R. Licht (Argonne National Laboratory), Cezary Bojanowski (ANL), Aurelien X. Bergeron (Argonne National Laboratory), Marta Sitek (ANL)
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