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Reactor Physics
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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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.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) 2020 Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Thursday, November 19, 2020|12:15–2:00PM EST
Session Chair:
Zeke Unterberg (ORNL)
Staff Producer:
David Strutz (American Nuclear Society)
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Status of the Material Plasma Exposure Experiment
P. D. Ferguson (ORNL), J. Sanseverino, J. Rapp, A. Lumsdaine
Paper
Analysis of Design Alternatives of Actively Cooled RF Windows for MPEX
Claire Luttrell, Joseph Tipton, Juergen Rapp, Michael Kaufman, Richard Goulding, Phil Ferguson (ORNL), Jason Cook, Juan Caneses, Arnold Lumsdaine (ORNL)
Design and testing of a hot hydrogen test loop for plasma material evolution
Leigh Winfrey, William Searight (Penn State)
Steady-state Mechanical Analysis for Target Assembly in the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment Facility
Arnold Lumsdaine (ORNL), Joseph B. Tipton Jr. (Lipscomb University), Adam M. Aaron (ORNL), Jason Cook (ORNL), Adrian S. Sabau (ORNL)
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