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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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 commissioners lend support to efforts to eliminate mandatory hearings
A group of nine former nuclear regulatory commissioners sent a letter Wednesday to the current Nuclear Regulatory Commission members lending support to efforts to get rid of mandatory hearings in the licensing process, which should speed up the process by three to six months and save millions of dollars.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Sonoran 3
Session Chair:
Jun Liao
Alternate Chair:
Marilyn Delgado
Session Organizer:
Elia Merzari
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Assessment of Oxide Layer Growth Models for Research Reactor Design Demonstration Element
8:00–8:20AM MST
SuJong Yoon (INL), Mauricio E. Tano (INL), Cole M. Mueller (INL), Theron D. Marshall (INL)
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Fluid-to-Fluid Scaling Analysis and Design for Reduced Integral Effect Test Facility of OPR1000
8:20–8:40AM MST
Do Yeong Lim (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Ji Hyun Kim (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Optimization of the Energy Conversion Cycle of a Heat Pipe-Cooled Micro Reactor for Space Applications
8:40–9:00AM MST
Luay M. Alawneh (TAMU), Faisal Aldebie (TAMU), Yassin Hassan (TAMU), Harold G. "Sonny" White (Limitless Space Institute)
Preliminary Third-Order Analysis of a Free Piston Stirling Engine
9:00–9:20AM MST
Phat Doan (Univ. New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
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