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Division Spotlight
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
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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Siting of Canadian repository gets support of tribal nation
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced that Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has indicated its willingness to support moving forward to the next phase of the site selection process to host a deep geological repository for Canada’s spent nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Monday, June 8, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EDT
Session Chair:
Matthew R. Denman (Kairos Power)
Alternate Chair:
Andrew J. Clark (SNL)
Session Organizer:
Zachary Jankovsky
Staff Producer:
David Strutz (American Nuclear Society)
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Summary of the Reduction of Severe Accident Uncertainties (ROSAU) Project
J. R. Licht (ANL), M. T. Farmer (ANL), S. Lomperski (ANL), N. Bremer (ANL), S. Basu (US NRC, retired)
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Development of Integrated Mechanistic Source Term Assessment Software for Liquid Metal Reactors
Matthew Bucknor (ANL), Acacia J. Brunett (ANL), James L. Jerden (ANL), David Grabaskas (ANL), Daniel J. O'Grady (ANL), Adam J. Dix (ANL)
Methodology for Selecting Advanced Reactor Licensing Pathways
R. Patrick White (MIT)
Evaluation of Flow Boiling Transient Critical Heat Flux Experiment and Simulation
Soon K. Lee (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville)
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