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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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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Monday, June 13, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Santa Monica
Session Chair:
Benjamin B. Cipiti (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Mark Schanfein (INL)
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3S-Informed Security for Next Generation Nuclear Facilities
Ben Cipiti (Sandia), Alan Evans (Sandia)
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Developing 3D Printing Remotely Interrogated Sensors for Fuel Cycle Safeguards
Jake Marr (Purdue), Konstantinos Gkouliaras (Purdue), Vasileios Theos (Purdue), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue)
Gallium Oxide Schottky Barrier Diodes for Alpha Spectroscopy
Christopher Heckert (Ohio State), Neil R. Taylor (Ohio State), Sushovan Dhara (Ohio State), Siddharth Rajan (Ohio State), Lei R. Cao (Ohio State), Thomas E. Blue (Ohio State)
Heat Signature Computational Simulation Results for Safeguarded Spent Nuclear Fuel
Alvaro Pizarro-Vallejos (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Michael D. Kaminski (ANL), Jeffrey Fortner (ORNL)
Model Refinement Studies for Molten Salt Freeze Port Conceptual Design Using COMSOL
Megan Harkema (Vanderbilt Univ.), Paul Marotta (Vanderbilt Univ.), Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.)
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