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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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Japanese researchers test detection devices at West Valley
Two research scientists from Japan’s Kyoto University and Kochi University of Technology visited the West Valley Demonstration Project in western New York state earlier this fall to test their novel radiation detectors, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced on November 19.
Technical Session|Special Topics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Gunston East/West
Session Chair:
Alessandro Del Nevo (ENEA)
Alternate Chair:
Megan Durse (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Session Organizer:
Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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GOTHIC Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of the Passive Heat Removal Facility to Support the Westinghouse Lead Fast Reactor Development
1:30–1:50PM EDT
M.E. Durse (Westinghouse Electric Co.), D.L. Wise (Westinghouse Electric Co.), J. Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), R.F. Wright (Westinghouse Electric Co.), C.A. Stansbury (Westinghouse Electric Co.), P. Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), M. Caramello (Ansaldo Nucleare), A. Wimshurst (Frazer-Nash Consultancy)
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Numerical Analysis and Codes Qualification Based on SIRIO Experiments Within the PIACE Project
1:50–2:10PM EDT
P. Lorusso (ENEA), M. Tarantino (ENEA), F.S. Nitti (ENEA), A. Achilli (SIET), M. Cauzzi (SIET), M. Caramello (Ansaldo Nucleare), T. Hamidouche (SCK CEN), R. Fernandez (SCK CEN), D. Rozzia (SCK CEN), I. Kljenak (Jozef Stefan Institute), R. Krpan (Jozef Stefan Institute), G. Jimenez (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), C. Queral (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), T. Del Moro (Sapienza Univ. Rome)
Analysis of Steady State and Operational Transients of the Versatile Loop Facility in Support to Lead Fast Reactor Development
2:10–2:30PM EDT
C. Ciurluini (Sapienza Univ. Rome), M. Principato (Sapienza Univ. Rome), F. Giannetti (Sapienza Univ. Rome), M. Caramello (Ansaldo Nucleare), M. Tarantino (ENEA)
Application Development and Verification of Lead Cooling System Safety Analysis Program based on RELAP5 MOD4.0
2:30–2:50PM EDT
Xiangyang Wang (Lanzhou Univ.), Liu Yang (Lanzhou Univ.), Su Xingkang (Lanzhou Univ.), Qijian Chen (Lanzhou Univ.), Lu Zhang (Chinese Academy of Science), Xianwen Li (Chinese Academy of Science), Bin Han (Southeast Univ.), Aiguo Liu (DEQD Institute for Advanced Research in Multiphase Flow and Energy Transfer), Bao-Wen Yang (DEQD Institute for Advanced Research in Multiphase Flow and Energy Transfer), Gu Long (Lanzhou Univ.)
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