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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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Nuclear new build procurement considerations
It may seem counterintuitive, but the best time to enhance the ability to support operations and maintenance for a new plant is before construction starts. This is one of many lessons learned by the currently operating nuclear fleet. As construction and startup of many nuclear facilities was completed, it quickly became evident that the ability to efficiently support operations and maintenance was limited. Most of the information necessary to establish and manage procurement of spare and replacement items, maintenance, and configuration of the facilities was unavailable and had to be gathered on a case-by-case, “on-demand” basis. Absence of necessary information and the associated challenges resulted in the need for staff augmentation and multiyear-long projects to develop equipment bills of material and maintenance programs and to perform technical evaluations for the huge quantities of spare and replacement items being requested.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Jasmine F
Session Chair:
Drew M. Ryan (NNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Thien Nguyen (ORNL)
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Slug Bubbles in a Seawater Loop During Natural Circulation Oscillation
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Howard Y.K. Li (City Univ. Hong Kong), Gong Chen (City Univ. Hong Kong), Chin Pan (City Univ. Hong Kong)
Paper
A Test Facility for Experimental Investigation of Nucleate Boiling on an Inclined Surface
10:20–10:40AM PDT
Caleb Thompson (Penn State), Michael Riley (Penn State)
Parametric Study of Quenching Behavior of 316L Stainless Steel and ZIRLO Tubes in Simulated LOCA Reflood Conditions
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Nicolas Fox (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Cole Dunbar (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Thomas Demo (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hwasung Yeom (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology)
High Temperature Fiber Optic Temperature Sensor Performance
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Chris Balbier (Penn State), Scout Bucks (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
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