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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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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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A series of firsts delivers new Plant Vogtle units
Southern Nuclear was first when no one wanted to be.
The nuclear subsidiary of the century-old utility Southern Company, based in Atlanta, Ga., joined a pack of nuclear companies in the early 2000s—during what was then dubbed a “nuclear renaissance”—bullish on plans for new large nuclear facilities and adding thousands of new carbon-free megawatts to the grid.
In 2008, Southern Nuclear applied for a combined construction and operating license (COL), positioning the company to receive the first such license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2012. Also in 2008, Southern became the first U.S. company to sign an engineering, procurement, and construction contract for a Generation III+ reactor. Southern chose Westinghouse’s AP1000 pressurized water reactor, which was certified by the NRC in December 2011.
Fast forward a dozen years—which saw dozens of setbacks and hundreds of successes—and Southern Nuclear and its stakeholders celebrated the completion of Vogtle Units 3 and 4: the first new commercial nuclear power construction project completed in the U.S. in more than 30 years.
February 3–6, 2025 | Amelia Island, FL | Omni Amelia Island Resort
Program Cochair
Lori Brady (NEI)
Technical Program Chair
Drew Thomas (INL)
SUBMISSION OF SUMMARIES: SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
AUTHOR NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: OCTOBER 21, 2024
REVISED SUMMARIES DUE: NOVEMBER 2, 2024
Authors are required to use the provided CONTE 2025 template. Summaries must be submitted electronically using Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents and the ANS Electronic Paper Submission and Review system (EPSR) linked below. Summaries not based on the CONTE template will be rejected. Panel proposals are also welcome. Submit a description and proposed panelists.
NEW THIS YEAR! CONTE is offering multiple awards -- see the CONTE web page for more information.
Please submit summaries describing work that is new, significant and relevant to the conference themes. ANS will publish all accepted and presented summaries in the conference’s proceedings. Summaries are presented orally at the meeting, and presenters are expected to register for the meeting. Full papers based on summaries may be published elsewhere, but the summaries become the property of ANS, and copyright assignment is required. Under no circumstances should a summary or full paper be published in any other publication before presentation at CONTE 2025. It is the author’s responsibility to protect classified, export-controlled, or proprietary information
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Any accepted summary exceeding the four-page limit will be subject to page charges of $100 per page.
1. EDUCATION/ACADEMIA/GOVERNMENT - Summaries in this track focus on the collaboration between nuclear industry organizations, nuclear trades, educational institutions, academia, and the government. Topics can include, but are not limited to, the following:
2. INDUSTRY TRAINING - Summaries in this track may focus on the following, or similar topics:
3. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT/EFFECTIVENESS - Summaries in this track may focus on the following, or similar topics:
4. INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION - Summaries in this track focus on the following, or similar topics:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE CONTE WEBSITE:https://www.ans.org/meetings/view-conte2025/
https://epsr.ans.org/meeting/?m=423
Janet Davis 708-579-8253 jdavis@ans.org