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Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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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
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Sam Altman steps down as Oklo board chair
Advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc. has new leadership for its board of directors as billionaire Sam Altman is stepping down from the position he has held since 2015. The move is meant to open new partnership opportunities with OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, and other artificial intelligence companies.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NCSD|Cosponsored by FCWMD
Monday, November 13, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Columbia 11
Session Chair:
David S. Orr
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin Martin
Representatives of nuclear power plant licensees and the NRC will present recent history of new and spent fuel pool criticality analyses and licensing basis, focusing on recent experiences, challenges, and successes in analyses and licensing actions (i.e. License Amendment Requests) while working with the recently promulgated NRC Regulatory Guide 1.240, Fresh and Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analyses. Reg Guide 1.240 represents the culmination of a concerted industry and NRC effort to address many issues related to SFP criticality analyses and is a great step forward in this area
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