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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
Standards Program
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Fusion Science and Technology
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Bipartisan Fusion Energy Act pushes for regulatory clarity
Padilla
Sen. Alex Padilla (D., Calif.) introduced the Fusion Energy Act (S. 4151) last month with a bipartisan group of cosponsors—John Cornyn (R., Texas), Cory Booker (D., N.J.), Todd Young (R., Ind.), and Patty Murray (D., Wash.). The legislation would codify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s regulatory authority over commercial fusion energy systems to streamline the creation of clear federal regulations that will support the development of commercial fusion power plants—and would require a report within one year on a study of risk- and performance-based, design-specific licensing frameworks for “mass-manufactured fusion machines.
“Congress must do everything in its power to ensure continued U.S. leadership in developing commercial fusion energy facilities,” said Padilla as he introduced the bill. “The Fusion Energy Act would provide regulatory certainty for investors as the NRC develops and streamlines frameworks for such facilities.”
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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