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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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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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Studsvik Scandpower (SSP) is the leading global provider of vendor-independent, state-of-the-art nuclear fuel management software and world-class engineering services. SSP offers a full suite of software product offerings, training, and engineering services, to support operating utilities, fuel vendors, safety authorities, and research organizations around the world.
2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Technical Session|Plant Safety, Regulations, and Licensing
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Palm D
Session Chair:
Egemen Aras (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Session Organizers:
Toru Nakatsuka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Kukhee Lim (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety)
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Development of a High Wind Probabilistic Risk Assessment Model for Korean Nuclear Power Plants
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Seunghyun Jang (KAERI), Daegi Hahm (KAERI)
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Is Soil-Structure-Interaction Analysis of Isolated Reactor Buildings Needed?
10:20–10:40AM PDT
Kaivalya M. Lal (Univ. Buffalo), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. Buffalo), Benjamin D. Kosbab (Simpson Gumpertz & Heger), Shahriar Vahdani (Applied Geodynamics), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Choosing an Isolation System for a Nuclear Power Plant
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Ching-Ching Yu (TerraPower), Faizan Ul Haq Mir (Univ. Buffalo), Benjamin M. Carmichael (Southern Co.), Brandon M. Chisholm (Southern Co.), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. Buffalo)
Selection of Key Components and Risk Optimization to Improve Seismic Performance in Nuclear Power Plant
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Hyun Su Moon (KAERI), Seunghyun Jang (KAERI), Minkyu Kim (KAERI)
Root Cause Correlation Analysis of Software Failures via Orthogonal Defect Classification and Natural Language Processing
11:20–11:40AM PDT
Edward Chen (INL), Han Bao (INL), Tate Shorthill (Univ. Pittsburgh)
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