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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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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|Lightning Talks
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 5
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Early Engagement with Communities to Enable Procedural Justice and Capacity-Building for the Siting of U.S. Federal Interim Nuclear Waste Storage Facilities
3:15–3:22PM MDT
Cleo Schroer (Good Energy Collective), Jackie Toth (Good Energy Collective), Jasper Gilardi (Good Energy Collective), Julia Sweatman (Good Energy Collective), Jessica Lovering (Good Energy Collective)
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Community Engagement Through AI-enabled Extended Reality to Support Micro-Reactors Deployment
3:22–3:29PM MDT
Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan), Gretta D. Kellogg (Penn State University), Nonna Sorokina (Penn State University)
Consent-Based Siting for Interim Storage: Initial Lessons
3:29–3:36PM MDT
Lisa M. Marshall (North Carolina State University)
Hypothesis Testing a Public Communication Approach in Consent Based Siting of Used Nuclear Fuel
3:36–3:43PM MDT
Robert B. Hayes (North Carolina State University), Melody Polk (North Carolina State University)
The Potential for Coupling Direct Air Capture with Nuclear Power Plant Uprate
3:43–3:50PM MDT
Iza G. Lantgios (INL), Levi M. Larsen (INL)
A Multiphysics Method of Chemical Species Tracking Forensic Analysis for Molten Salt Reactor Safeguards
3:50–3:57PM MDT
Samuel Walker (INL), Gustavo A. Reyes (INL)
Satellite Imaging Scene Change Detection on Selected Nuclear Fuel Cycle Steps
3:57–4:04PM MDT
Ashley Shields (INL), Gustavo A. Reyes (INL)
Compliance Where You Least Expect It: The National Historic Preservation Act and the Future of Nuclear Technology
4:04–4:11PM MDT
Libby Cook (INL), Sydnee Pagan (INL)
Feasibility Study on International Standard Proposals Based on Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Method
4:11–4:18PM MDT
Shangyuan LIU (China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy), Wei WEI (China National Nuclear Corporation), Yecong SUN (China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy), Yun LIANG (China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy)
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