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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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A series of firsts delivers new Plant Vogtle units
Southern Nuclear was first when no one wanted to be.
The nuclear subsidiary of the century-old utility Southern Company, based in Atlanta, Ga., joined a pack of nuclear companies in the early 2000s—during what was then dubbed a “nuclear renaissance”—bullish on plans for new large nuclear facilities and adding thousands of new carbon-free megawatts to the grid.
In 2008, Southern Nuclear applied for a combined construction and operating license (COL), positioning the company to receive the first such license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2012. Also in 2008, Southern became the first U.S. company to sign an engineering, procurement, and construction contract for a Generation III+ reactor. Southern chose Westinghouse’s AP1000 pressurized water reactor, which was certified by the NRC in December 2011.
Fast forward a dozen years—which saw dozens of setbacks and hundreds of successes—and Southern Nuclear and its stakeholders celebrated the completion of Vogtle Units 3 and 4: the first new commercial nuclear power construction project completed in the U.S. in more than 30 years.
2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics Analysis and Testing
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Palm H
Session Chair:
Izabela Gutowska (Oregon State)
Alternate Chair:
Eric Cervi (ANL)
Session Organizers:
Hiroyuki Yoshida (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Mauricio E. Tano (INL)
Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Development of Data Reporting Standards for High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) Thermal-Fluid Experiments
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Sunming Qin (INL), Zachary Welker (Univ. Michigan), Robert F. Kile (INL), Gerhard Strydom (INL)
Paper
Helium Gap Effects on Thermal Performance of Heat Pipe and Axial Flow Type Heat Exchanger
10:20–10:40AM PDT
Faruk Celik (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Conjugate Heat Transfer Between a Micro-HTGR and Shipping Container
10:40–11:00AM PDT
T-Ying Lin (Purdue Univ.), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue Univ.)
Presented by Ketan Ajay (Purdue Univ.)
Multi-Physics Simulation of a Pebble Bed High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor with a SAM/Griffin Coupled Model
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Zhiee Jhia Ooi (ANL), Gang Yang (ANL), Travis Mui (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
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