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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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Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES 2023)
December 10–14, 2023
New Orleans, LA|New Orleans Marriott
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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ENEC inks deal with Kazatomprom, MOUs with TerraPower, GEH
On the margins of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, UAE, this week, Barakah nuclear plant owner Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) signed its first commercial uranium fuel supply contract with Kazatomprom, in addition to memorandums of understanding with two U.S.-based advanced reactor developers—TerraPower and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH).
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Friday, December 3, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EST |Columbia 9
Session Chair:
Troy Munro
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Student Assistant:
Manikanta Grandhi
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Effect of Laser Shock Peening on Residual Stress in Austenitic Stainless Steel Welds
1:05–1:25PM EST
Merbin John (Univ. of Nevada, Reno), Alessandro Ralls (Univ. of Nevada, Reno), Manoranjan Misra (Univ. of Nevada, Reno), Pradeep L. Menezes (Univ. of Nevada, Reno)
Summary
Lessons Learned with Additive Manufacturing - Transformational Challenge Reactor Flow Test Articles
1:25–1:45PM EST
Nathan D. See (ORNL), Dylan Richardson (ORNL)
Effects of Accelerated Aging Phenomena on Cable Condition Monitoring Data
1:45–2:05PM EST
Caleb Crosby (AMS), Codi Ferree (AMS), Patrick Ellis (AMS)
Examination of Lead-Bismuth Corrosion of SS309 at High Velocities at 500C
2:05–2:25PM EST
Jake Noltensmeyer (Univ. of New Mexico), Brandon Bohanon (Univ. of New Mexico), Khaled Talaat (Univ. of New Mexico), Md Mehadi Hassan (Univ. of New Mexico), Keith Woloshun (LANL), Stuart Maloy (LANL), Cetin Unal (LANL), Osman Anderoglu (Univ. of New Mexico)
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