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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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.
Technical Session|Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Gunston East/West
Session Chair:
Kyoung-Ho Kang (TBD)
Alternate Chair:
Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel)
Session Organizer:
Joshua Kaizer (USNRC)
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Uncertainty Propagation and Sensitivity Analysis for a Better Understanding of the Flow Excursion Instability with the System Code CATHARE
3:30–3:50PM EDT
A. Ghione (CEA)
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Advances in Transient Thermal-Hydraulics in Water Cooled Nuclear Reactors: Main Outcomes of the OECD/NEA Specialist Meeting
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Francesco D`Auria (Univ. Pisa), Fulvio Mascari (ENEA), Stephen M. Bajorek (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Christophe Herer (IRSN), Miguel Sanchez Perea (CSN), Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel ENGIE), Martina Adorni (OECD NEA)
Advances in the Analysis and Management of Accidents and Future Challenges: The OECD/NEA WGAMA
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Hideo Nakamura (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Ahmed Bentaib (IRSN), Martina Adorni (OECD NEA)
Knowledge Representation to Support EMDAP Implementation in Advanced Reactor Licensing Applications
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Paridhi Athe (NCSU), Nam Dinh (NCSU), Abhinav Gupta (NCSU)
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FFTBM Assessment of Reverse Natural Circulation Transient in PKL Test Facility
4:50–5:10PM EDT
Q. Cai (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), F. D'Auria (Univ. Pisa), K. Umminger (Consultant), J. Shan (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
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