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Division Spotlight
Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
Meeting Spotlight
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
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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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|Sponsored by RPD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Fairchild East/West
Session Chair:
Carlo Fiorina (TAMU)
Alternate Chair:
Nathan J. Roskoff
Session Organizer:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UCB)
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Impact of Reload Fuel Composition Uncertainty on Waste-Burning Stable Salt Reactor Operation
3:15–3:35PM EST
Seungug Jae (Univ. Michigan), Puran Deng (Univ. Michigan), Won Sik Yang (Univ. Michigan), Thanh Hua (ANL), Yan Cao (ANL)
Paper
Feasibility of RFBBs with Silicide Fuel and Sodium Coolant
3:35–3:55PM EST
Odmaa Sambuu (National Univ. Mongolia), HoangVan Khanh (Phenikaa Univ.), Toru Obara (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Candidate Data for Validation of Calculations for Systems Using High-Assay Low-Enrichment Uranium Fuel
3:55–4:15PM EST
Mark D. DeHart (INL), John D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), Germina Ilas (ORNL)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees)
Temperature Dependency of Multiplication Factor with Fuel Intrusion into Moderator in Serpent and SCALE
4:15–4:35PM EST
Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Vlad Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Noah Walton (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
INL's MARVEL and MACS Reactivity Control Systems
4:35–4:55PM EST
Anthony L. Crawford (INL), Richard S. Bondurant (Orano Federal Services), Benjamin Baker (INL), Travis Lange (INL), Andrew Heim (INL), Yasir Arafat (INL), Troy Unruh (INL)
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