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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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Japanese researchers test detection devices at West Valley
Two research scientists from Japan’s Kyoto University and Kochi University of Technology visited the West Valley Demonstration Project in western New York state earlier this fall to test their novel radiation detectors, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced on November 19.
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Palm A
Session Chair:
Matthew Denman (Kairos Power)
Alternate Chair:
Aslak Stubsgaard
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Literature Review of Preliminary Initiating Events for a Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Conceptual Design
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Megan Harkema (Vanderbilt Univ.), Irfan Ibrahim (Vanderbilt Univ.), Hangbok Choi (General Atomics), John Bolin (General Atomics), Eric Thornsbury (EPRI)
Paper
On the Applicability of the General Transient Initiating Event Group for Advanced Reactors
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Mostafa Hamza (NCSU), Huafei Liao (X-energy), Mark Cursey (Jensen Hughes), Karl Fleming (Technology Insights), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
The State of Art of the Human Failure Events Dependency Analysis Methods
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Mostafa Hamza (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Management of Risks Associated with Application of Novel Materials in Novel Operating Environments in Novel Reactor Designs
4:15–4:35PM PDT
R. Youngblood (INL), S. Ferrara (INL)
Risk Metrics for Advanced Reactors
4:35–4:55PM PDT
Eric Thornsbury (EPRI), Stephen Hess (Jensen Hughes), Jeffrey Julius (Jensen Hughes), Chloe Howard (Jensen Hughes)
Presented by Doug Hance (EPRI)
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