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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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Nuclear new build procurement considerations
It may seem counterintuitive, but the best time to enhance the ability to support operations and maintenance for a new plant is before construction starts. This is one of many lessons learned by the currently operating nuclear fleet. As construction and startup of many nuclear facilities was completed, it quickly became evident that the ability to efficiently support operations and maintenance was limited. Most of the information necessary to establish and manage procurement of spare and replacement items, maintenance, and configuration of the facilities was unavailable and had to be gathered on a case-by-case, “on-demand” basis. Absence of necessary information and the associated challenges resulted in the need for staff augmentation and multiyear-long projects to develop equipment bills of material and maintenance programs and to perform technical evaluations for the huge quantities of spare and replacement items being requested.
Technical Session|Safety, Security, and Regulatory Compliance
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 4
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A System Objectives-based Proposal for Modeling Resilience in Nuclear Power Plant Operations
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Vincent P. Paglioni (Colorado State University)
Paper
Preliminary Risk Analysis of Nuclear Co-located Hydrogen and Syngas Production
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Robby Christian (INL), Courtney Otani (INL), Kurt G. Vedros (INL), Austin M. Glover (Sandia)
Review of Hazards and Accidentology of an Integrated Energy Systems to Nuclear Power Plant Safety
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Robby Christian (INL), Courtney Otani (INL), Kurt G. Vedros (INL), Wen-Chi Cheng (INL), Ronald L. Gonzales (INL)
Experience on Regulating Shutdown Cooling System of RHR During Chinshan Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning in Taiwan
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Yu-Jen Huang (Atomic Energy Council at Taiwan)
A Brief Analysis on the Opportunities and Inspirations of the Outline of National Standardization Development to the Development of China's Nuclear Industry Standardization Works
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Shangyuan LIU (China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy), Ruiyuan DENG (China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy), Wei WEI (China National Nuclear Corporation)
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