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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.
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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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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.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2022)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|San Simeon B
Session Chair:
Bao-Wen Yang
Alternate Chair:
Jun Liao
Session Organizer:
W. David Pointer
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Realistic Loss-of-Coolant Accident Analysis of a Boiling Water Reactor for Licensing Base Revision
J. Hagaman (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), K. Muftuoglu (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), S. Lafountain (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), B. Sarikaya (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), P. Sharpe (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
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Analysis of Flow Instability Onset in a BWR Rod Bundle Geometry
P. Hurley (Virginia Tech), Y. Liu (Virginia Tech), J.P. Duarte (Virginia Tech), M. Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), T. Kozlowski (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Design Study of CRUD Thermal Properties Characterization Facility DISNY Under Pressurized Water Reactor Normal Operating Condition
Ji Yong Kim (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Hyeon Ji Kim (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology)
Two-Phase Flow Upscaling Method in a Macroporous Medium
Tanguy Herry (CEA), Emma Nguyen (CEA), Bruno Raverdy (CEA), Stéphane Mimouni (EDF)
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