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The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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2027 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
October 31–November 4, 2027
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
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Disney World should have gone nuclear
There is extra significance to the American Nuclear Society holding its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, this past week. That’s because in 1967, the state of Florida passed a law allowing Disney World to build a nuclear power plant.
Technical Session|Computational Thermal Hydraulics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Columbia 9/10
Session Chair:
Joseph Cambareri (UNNPP)
Alternate Chair:
James Vulcanoff (VCU)
Session Organizer:
Igor A. Bolotnov
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Large-Scale Multiphysics Simulations of Small Modular Reactors Operating in Natural Circulation
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Jun Fang (ANL), Dillon Shaver (ANL), Paul Romano (ANL), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
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Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of a SFR Fuel Assembly with Cladding Oval-Distortion Using CFD
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Yaodi Li (North China Electric Power Univ.), Mei Huang (North China Electric Power Univ.), Boxue Wang (North China Electric Power Univ.)
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Heat Transfer Enhancement of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Liquid Lead Bismuth Eutectic Compact Heat Exchanger
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Shuhan Liu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Ji'an Liu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Qingjiang Liu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Xianliang Lei (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
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