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Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
Standards Program
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NRC okays construction permits for Hermes 2 test facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has directed staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company's proposed Hermes 2 nonpower test reactor facility to be built at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The permits authorize Kairos to build a facility with two 35-MWt test reactors that would use molten salt to cool the reactor cores.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MCD
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Avila B
Session Chair:
Sebastian Schunert (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Nick Gentile (LLNL)
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Understanding the Coupled Thermo-Mechanical with Thermal-Hydraulic Effects in Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems
Matt Krecicki (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Paper
Transient Simulation of Nuclear Thermal Fuel Specimens in TREAT
Sebastian Schunert (INL), Tian Jing (INL), Mark D. DeHart (INL), Vincent M. Laboure (INL), Ching-Sheng Lin (INL)
Numerical Demonstration of Multiple Actuator Constraint Enforcement Algorithm for a Molten Salt Loop
Akshay J. Dave (ANL), Haoyu Wang (ANL), Roberto Ponciroli (ANL), Richard B. Vilim (ANL)
Full Core Coupled-Physics Simulation of SMR with Prescribed Flow Rate
Jun Fang (ANL), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Paul Romano (ANL), Ron Rahaman (ANL), Dillon Shaver (ANL), Steven Hamilton (ORNL)
Spatial Statistical Analysis of a Former Uranium Mine Site in Texas, USA
Mark C. Harvey (Texas Southern Univ.), Nancy L. Glenn Griesinger (Texas Southern Univ.)
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