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Division Spotlight
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.
Meeting Spotlight
Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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Orano Med expands its Texas Pb-212 R&D center
Orano Group subsidiary Orano Med, a developer of targeted alpha therapies for oncology, inaugurated the expansion of its main research and development center located in Plano, Texas. The facility is used in the development of radiopharmaceuticals and for conducting preclinical research focused on targeted alpha therapies using lead-212, an alpha-emitting radioisotope that has shown promise in treating various types of cancer.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Sonoran 6
Session Chair:
SuJong Yoon (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Ling Zou
Session Organizer:
Subash L. Sharma
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Development of a Data Platform for High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) Thermal-Fluid Experiments
10:00–10:20AM MST
Sunming Qin (INL), Minseop Song (INL), Cam Binh T. Pham (INL), Mitchell Plummer (INL), Stefan Vietz (INL), Gerhard Strydom (INL)
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Experimental Program for Demonstrating the Timely Insertion of Safety Rods in MYRRHA
10:20–10:40AM MST
Julio Pacio (SCK CEN), Damien Lamberts (SCK CEN), Katrien Van Tichelen (SCK CEN)
Evaluation of Pressure Drop Models for 7-Pin Wire-Wrapped Rod Bundles
10:40–11:00AM MST
Adam Dix (Purdue), Zhengting Quan (Purdue), Seungjin Kim (Purdue)
A Preliminary Thermal-Hydraulics Analysis for the NIST Neutron Source
11:00–11:20AM MST
Idan R. Baroukh (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Anil Gurgen (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Joy S. Shen (Univ. Maryland, College Park), Abdullah G. Weiss (NIST Center for Neutron Research)
Preliminary Safety Analysis for a 400-kW Molten Salt Nuclear Battery
11:20–11:40AM MST
Thanh Hua (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL), Paul Marrota (MicroNuclear), Richard Christensen (Univ. Idaho), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
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