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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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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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Oak Ridge’s ETTP tops 1,800 acres in latest private sector land transfer
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management recently completed the transfer of a 32-acre parcel at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) for private sector use. The transfer brings the total amount of property transferred from federal ownership for economic reuse to 1,832 acres at the ETTP, which was once home to the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
E. D. Clayton, B. M. Durst, A. W. Prichard, R. Puigh, Soon Kim, David Heinrichs, Debdas Biswas, Song Huang, George Dulik, John Scorby, Robert Wilson, Moe Boussoufi, Ben Liu, Forrest Brown, Richard Taylor, Tomohiro Endo, Masatoshi Yamasaki, Takeshi Kuroishi, Hironobu Unesaki, Tadafumi Sano, Akio Yamamoto, David Losey, Robert Miles, Marshall Perks
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