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Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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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
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|Panel|Sponsored by RPD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Lincoln East
Session Chair:
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
The Department of Energy (DOE) granted demonstration and risk reduction awards to multiple U.S. companies via the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP). This panel will discuss technical updates from vendors pursuing reactor demonstrations such as Natrium, Xe-100, Hermes, and the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE). The panel will primarily focus on the technical design challenges of the reactor systems and recent progress in demonstration efforts.
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