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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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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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Nuclear energy produces about 9 percent of the world’s electricity and 19 percent of the electricity in the United States, which has 94 operating commercial nuclear reactors with a capacity of just under 97 gigawatts-electric. Each reactor replaces a portion of its nuclear fuel every 18 to 24 months. Once removed from the reactor, this spent (or used) nuclear fuel (SNF or UNF) is stored in a spent fuel pool (SFP) for a few years then transferred to dry storage.
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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