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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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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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Discovering, Making, and Testing New Materials: SRNL’s Center For Hierarchical Waste Form Materials
Savannah River National Laboratory researchers are building on the laboratory’s legacy of using cutting-edge science to effectively immobilize nuclear waste in innovative ways. As part of the Center for Hierarchical Waste Form Materials, SRNL is leveraging its depth of experience in radiological waste management to explore new frontiers in the industry.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD|Cosponsored by THD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Room 5
Session Chair:
Erik H. Wilson
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Lin-Wen Hu
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Progress Toward the Low Enrichment Uranium Fuel Conversion of the MIT Research Reactor
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Lin-Wen Hu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), V. Mascolino (Argonne National Laboratory), S. Yang (Argonne National Laboratory), K. Anderson (Argonne National Laboratory), A. S. Hebden (Argonne National Laboratory), E. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory)
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Flow Testing for Hydraulic Performance Evaluation of USHPRR LEU Conversion
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Guanyi Wang (Argonne National Laboratory), Cezary Bojanowski (Argonne National Laboratory), Aaron Weiss (Oregon State University), Alexander Westerberg (Oregon State University), Andrew Hebden (Argonne National Laboratory), Firat Cetinbas (Argonne National Laboratory), Walid Mohamed (Argonne National Laboratory), Wade Marcum (Oregon State University), Erik Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory)
Estimating Heat Generation and Energy Deposition in Low-Enriched Uranium Foil Targets
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Kyoung Lee (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), David Chandler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Nolan Goth (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jim Nash (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Preliminary Comparison of Depletion Solver Methods for MITR-II Fuel Management Codes
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Emilio Ahuactzin-Garcia (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Kyle E. Anderson (Argonne National Laboratory), Valerio Mascolino (Argonne National Laboratory), Lin-Wen Hu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory)
A Progress Update on the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) LEU Conversion to a Monolithic Alloy of U 10Mo under NNSA's USHPRR Project
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Maria Pinilla (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Austin J. Schnieders (Missouri S&T), Caleb Braun (University of Missouri Research Reactor), Cezary Bojanowski (Argonne National Laboratory), Firat Cetinbas (Argonne National Laboratory), Guanyi Wang (Argonne National Laboratory), Dhongik S. Yoon (Argonne National Laboratory), David Jaluvka (Argonne National Laboratory), Earl Feldman (Argonne National Laboratory), John A. Stillman (Argonne National Laboratory), Andrew Hebden (Argonne National Laboratory), Walid Mohamed (Argonne National Laboratory), Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory)
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