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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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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 RPD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Bougainvillea
Session Chair:
Eva E. Davidson (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Cenk Guler (Westinghouse)
Session Organizer:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
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Xe-100 200 MWth MCNP Reactor Core and RCCS Modeling and Analysis
8:00–8:20AM MST
Jinan Yang (X-energy), Patrick Robinson (X-energy), Gokhan Yesilyurt (X-energy), Sonat Sen (X-energy), Shawn MacIntosh (X-energy), Herman van Antwerpen (X-energy)
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Uncertainty Quantification of Pebble's Discharge Burnup and Isotopic Inventory Using SCALE
8:20–8:40AM MST
Donny Hartanto (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL), Steve Skutnik (ORNL), Philip Gibbs (ORNL), Donald N. Kovacic (ORNL)
Innovative Burnable Poison Pins for Longer Cycle Length Small PWR Core
8:40–9:00AM MST
Aiman Dandi (Kyung Hee Univ.), Myung Hyun Kim (Kyung Hee Univ.)
Determination of an Initial Critical Fuel Height for a Pebble-Bed Reactor
9:00–9:20AM MST
Ryan Stewart (INL), David A. Reger (Penn State), Paolo Balestra (INL), Gerhard Strydom (INL)
Concept of Lead-Cooled Rotational Fuel-Shuffling Breed-and-Burn Fast Reactor
9:20–9:40AM MST
Odmaa Sambuu (Nat'l Univ. Mongolia), Van Khanh Hoang (Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute), Jun Nishiyama (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Toru Obara (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
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