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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Latest News
Norway’s Halden reactor takes first step toward decommissioning
The government of Norway has granted the transfer of the Halden research reactor from the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) to the state agency Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND). The 25-MWt Halden boiling water reactor operated from 1958 to 2018 and was used in the research of nuclear fuel, reactor internals, plant procedures and monitoring, and human factors.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 17, 2022|3:30–5:15PM EDT|Haselton
Session Chair:
Baocheng Zhang (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Petri Guimaraes (Studsvik Scandpower)
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Analytic Error Analysis of Cross Section Interpolation Methods in Nodal Diffusion Codes-I: Theory
Thomas Folk (Univ. Michigan), Siddhartha Srivastava (Univ. Michigan), Dean Price (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Krishna Garikipati (Univ. Michigan)
Paper
Analytic Error Analysis of Cross Section Interpolation Methods in Nodal Diffusion Codes-II: Numerical Results
POLCA8 -- Modelling of Cross Section Variations Inside Hexagonal Assemblies
Sten-Orjan Lindahl (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Antonios Mylonakis (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Sensitivity Analysis of Homogenized Cross Sections in AP1000 Lattices
Dean Price (Univ. Michigan), Thomas Folk (Univ. Michigan), Siddhartha Srivastava (Univ. Michigan), Krishna Garikipati (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
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