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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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 THD|Cosponsored by IRD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Room 12 (ONLY avail. M 1:00, W 8:00)
Session Chair:
Dillon R. Shaver
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Izabela Gutowska
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Model Development of the Thermal-Hydraulic Test Loop for Potential Use for the High Flux Isotope Reactor
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Joel L. McDuffee (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Multiphysics Coupled Calculations Using OpenFOAM, Serpent, and External Heat Conduction Solver for Prismatic GCRs: A Case Study on HTTR
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Zaid Abulawi (Young Members Group), Ville Rintala (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology), Heikki Suikkanen (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology), Iztok Tiselj (University of Ljubljana), Juhani Hyvarinen (Lappeenranta University of Technology), Yang Liu (Texas A&M University)
V-SMR: Multi-Scale and Multi-Physics Integrated Simulation Platform for SMRs
8:40–9:00AM CDT
Yunje Cho (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Sung H. Choi (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Seong J. Do (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Progress in Neutronics and Thermal-Hydraulics Models for NBSR LEU Conversion
9:00–9:20AM CDT
Cihang Lu (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Athi Varuttamaseni (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Peter Kohut (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Arantxa Cuadra (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Lap-yan Cheng (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Gerardo Aliberti (Argonne National Laboratory), Kyle E. Anderson (Argonne National Laboratory), John A. Stillman (Argonne National Laboratory), Firat Cetinbas (argonone national laboratory), Dhongik S. Yoon (Argonne National Laboratory), Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory)
Recent Developments in STAT7 - Thermal Hydraulics Software with Statistical Uncertainty Propagation for Research and Test Reactors
9:20–9:40AM CDT
Sero Yang (Argonne National Laboratory), Graham S. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory), Dhongik S. Yoon (Argonne National Laboratory), Lin-Wen Hu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Arne P. Olson (Argonne National Laboratory), Justin W. Thomas (Argonne National Laboratory), Erik H. Wilson (Argonne National Laboratory)
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