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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
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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Lloyd’s Register supports Prodigy’s bring-your-own-reactor floating plant concept
Prodigy Clean Energy and Lloyd’s Register have announced a collaboration to support the deployment of Prodigy’s “transportable nuclear power plants” (TNPPs) in Canada by 2030. Prodigy’s goal is to build marine-based nuclear power plants that are compatible with different end uses and reactor suppliers. What the plants would have in common is offshore siting close to an end user, which could include offshore oil and gas platforms, commercial seaports, mining operations, remote communities, and desalination plants.
Technical Session|Fission Surface Power
Monday, May 5, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)
Session Chair:
Lindsay Kaldon
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Harold Gerrish
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Optimizing Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Hydrides Using Cellulose-Based Hydrogels for Advanced Reactor Applications
1:00–1:25PM CDT
Timothy F. DeFranco (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Kevin G. Field (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Paper
The Difficulties of Using a Neutron Moderator in Space Reactors
1:25–1:50PM CDT
David I. Poston (Space Nuclear Power Corp.)
Experimental Analysis of Radiation Shielding Performance of Sintered, Cast, and 3D-Printed Lunar Regolith for Space Applications
1:50–2:15PM CDT
Joshua Gogolski (Pajarito Scientific Co.)
Fabrication of Inconel 718-CNT Composites for Structural Nuclear Applications
2:15–2:40PM CDT
Matthew J. Lynch (Univ. Michigan), Md Mirza A. Shawon (Stony Brook Univ.), Jason Trelewicz (Stony Brook Univ.), Kevin G. Field (Univ. Michigan)
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