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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
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|12:00–1:45PM EDT
Session Chair:
Robert P. Martin
Alternate Chair:
Dillon R. Shaver
Session Organizer:
Matthew D. Zimmer
Staff Producer:
Jessie Vazquez (ANS)
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Thermal Decomposition of Carbonates as a Passive Cooling Mechanism for Molten Salt Reactors
Christopher Forsyth (Univ. of California, Berkeley)
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Study of Sodium Pool Fire Model Improvement in MELCOR for SFR
David L.Y. Louie (Sandia National Laboratories), Mitsuhiro Aoyagi (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Thermal Hydraulic Modeling of the Kairos Power Generic Fluoride High Temperature Reactor in MELCOR
Robert F. Kile (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Friederike Bostelmann (ORNL), Steve E. Skutnik (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville)
Modeling of HTTF test PG-26 using RELAP5-3D and SAM
Aaron Epiney (INL), Thanh Hua (ANL), James Wolf (INL), Ling Zou (ANL), Gerhard Strydom (INL), Rui Hu (ANL)
Safety Assessment of Composite Alternative Moderators for Modular High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors
Veronica Karriem (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Edward M. Duchnowski (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville)
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