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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
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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“The time is now” to advance U.S. nuclear—Part 1
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is gearing up to tackle an influx of licensing requests and oversight of advanced nuclear reactor technology, especially small modular reactors.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|San Simeon A
Session Chair:
Haiyan Zhao (Univ. Idaho)
Alternate Chair:
Temi Adeyeye (NuScale Power)
Session Organizer:
W. Neal Mann (ANL)
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The Role of Hybrid Energy Systems in Decarbonizing Industry: A Carbon Handprint-Based Case Study
Xingang Zhao (ORNL), Alexander J. Huning (ORNL), Jasmina Burek (MIT), Fengdi Guo (MIT), David J. Kropaczek (ORNL), W. David Pointer (ORNL)
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Heat Recovery Steam Generator Models in Support of Integrated Energy Systems
Logan Williams (NCSU), J. Michael Doster (NCSU), Stephen Terry (NCSU), Konor Frick (INL)
Initial Assessment of an Integrated Energy System Driven by an MCFR
Kyra Lawson (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), CT Callaway (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Micro-HTGR Assisted Carbon Emission Reduction in a Standard Hydrogen Production Process
Bailey Strine (Kansas State), Melanie M. Derby (Kansas State), Mark Ruth (Kansas State), Hitesh Bindra (Kansas State)
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