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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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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|1:00–2:45PM EST|Columbia 10
Session Chairs:
SuJong Yoon (INL)
Prashant Jain (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Izabela Gutowska (OSU)
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Heat Transfer Model of Liquid Sodium Purification and Diagnostic System for Advanced Reactor Control Applications
1:00–1:20PM EST
Rita Appiah (Purdue), Alexander Heifetz (ANL), Derek Kultgen (ANL), Lefteri Tsoukalas (Purdue), Richard Vilim (ANL)
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Evaluation of Thermal Conductivity of Chamfer Cylinders in a Pebble Bed Mesh
1:20–1:40PM EST
Dezhi Dai (ANL), Haomin Yuan (ANL), Prasad Vegendla (ANL), Adrian Tentner (ANL)
Latest Developments in the MOOSE Fluid Properties Module
1:40–2:00PM EST
Guillaume L. Giudicelli (INL), Benjamin Spaude (INL), Steven Isaacs (INL), Alexander Lindsay (INL)
CANDU Fuel Channel Modeling in CTF Within the OECD-NEA Blind Benchmark on CANDU Thermal-Hydraulics
2:00–2:20PM EST
Daria Bolgova (NCSU), Agustin Abarca (NCSU), Xu Wu (NCSU), Maria Avramova (NCSU)
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