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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
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 THD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Columbia 9
Session Chairs:
Subash Sharma (UML)
Marilyn Delgado (BWXT)
Session Organizer:
Ling Zou
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Design Exploration of a Cold-Spray Additive Manufactured Pin-Fin Heat Sinks for Heat Pipe for Microreactors
10:00–10:20AM EST
Marcus Braatz (Penn State), Erik Hisahara (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
Paper
Sensitivity Study on the Fin Effect of Thermocouple Mounted on the Heated Surface Under Film Boiling Conditions
10:20–10:40AM EST
Seokbin Seo (INL), Charles P. Folsom (INL), Colby B. Jensen (INL), Robert J. Armstrong (INL)
Air Thermal Hydraulics Analysis in a Horizontal Dual Channel Plenum-To-Plenum Facility Representing Micronuclear Reactors
10:40–11:00AM EST
Zeyad Zeitoun (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Andrew Lazarski (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Ahmed Jasim (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
Fabrication of Surrogate Rupture Rods for the Replication of Fuel Pin Failure in Liquid Metal Fast Reactors
11:00–11:20AM EST
Nicholas Gallagher (Oregon State), Guillaume Mignot (Oregon State), Wade Marcum (Oregon State)
Effect of Initial Temperature on Quench Behavior of Cr-Coated Zr-Alloy Cladding
11:20–11:40AM EST
Cole Dunbar (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Nicolas Fox (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Thomas Demo (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Benjamin Maier (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Robert Armstrong (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hwasung Yeom (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology)
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