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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
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NRC begins special inspection at Hope Creek
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is conducting a special inspection at Hope Creek nuclear plant in New Jersey to investigate the cause of repeated inoperability of one of the plant’s emergency diesel generators, the agency announced in a February 25 news release.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fuels and Actinide Materials
Thursday, December 14, 2023|8:00–9:40AM CST|Galerie 3
Session Chair:
Benjamin W. Beeler (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
Track Organizers:
Jian Gan (INL)
Michael Tonks (Univ. Florida)
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Sintering Behaviors of (Zr, Nb, Ta)C Tri-Carbides as a Fuel for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
8:00–8:20AM CST
Jonas R. Kessing (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Alexander T. Nadermann (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Brandon Shaver (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Justin Milner (NASA Glenn Research Center), Kelsa Palomares (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Steven J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Analysis of Solute Interdiffusion Kinetics Based on Classic High Temperature Diffusion Couple Tests of ZrC, NbC, and TaC Carbides as Surrogate Fuels for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems
8:20–8:40AM CST
Alexander T. Nadermann (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jonas R. Kessing (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Brandon Shaver (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Justin Milner (NASA Glenn Research Center), Kelsa Palomores (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Steven J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Chemical Vapor Deposition and Infiltration of ZrC for Space Nuclear Propulsion
8:40–9:00AM CST
E. Lopez-Honorato (ORNL), R. Heldt (ORNL), P. Doyle (ORNL), W. Cureton (ORNL), K. Montoya (ORNL), D. Richardson (ORNL), G. Helmreich (ORNL), T. Gerczak (ORNL)
Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics of Tetra-Carbide Fuels for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
9:00–9:20AM CST
R.E. Booth (Univ. South Carolina), J. Rizk (LANL), N.M. Abdul-Jabbar (LANL), E. Kardoulaki (LANL), J. Rosales (NASA), T.M. Besmann (Univ. South Carolina)
Impact of Fluidization Behavior on the Development of Coated Particle Fuels
9:20–9:40AM CST
Eddie Lopez Honorato (ORNL), Elvis Dominguez-Ontiveros (ORNL), Ryan Heldt (ORNL), Katherine Montoya (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL), John D. Hunn (ORNL)
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