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IAEA research project to develop hazard detection for edible insects
This week, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced a new coordinated research project (CRP) to improve understanding of the safety of edible insects and other novel foods and to use nuclear and related technologies to assess risks.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Matthew Bucknor (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
David S. Grabaskas
Session Organizer:
Andrew J. Clark
Staff Producer:
Julie Bry (American Nuclear Society)
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Structures, Systems, and Components Classification Criteria for the Versatile Test Reactor
David S. Grabaskas (Argonne National Laboratory), Dennis W. Henneke (GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Matthew Warner (GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Jonathan Li (GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Doug M. Gerstner (Idaho National Laboratory), Matthew D. Bucknor (Argonne National Laboratory), Jason P. Andrus (Idaho National Laboratory)
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Comparison of the NACOM Sodium Fire Code with the AB5 and AB6 Experiments
Matthew D. Bucknor (Argonne National Laboratory), Anton Moisseytsev (Argonne National Laboratory), James J. Sienicki (Argonne National Laboratory)
Comparison of the SOFIRE II Sodium Fire Code with the AB1 and F2 Experiments
Anton Moisseytsev (Argonne National Laboratory), Matthew D. Bucknor (Argonne National Laboratory), James J. Sienicki (Argonne National Laboratory)
Flame Sheet Model for Sodium Pool Burning
James J. Sienicki (Argonne National Laboratory)
Verification and Validation of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 for the Versatile Test Reactor: RVACS
Thomas H. Fanning (Argonne National Laboratory), Lander Ibarra (Argonne National Laboratory), Daniel O'Grady (Argonne National Laboratory), Acacia J. Brunett (Argonne National Laboratory), Su-Jong Yoon (Idaho National Laboratory), Frederick N. Gleicher (Idaho National Laboratory), Nolan Anderson (Idaho National Laboratory), Carlo Parisi (Idaho National Laboratory)