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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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
Thursday, May 19, 2022|1:30–3:15PM EDT|Fountainview
Session Chair:
Matias Zilly (Framatome )
Alternate Chair:
Jaakko Leppänen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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Load Follow Simulations for the LDR-50 District Heating Reactor Using the Kraken Computational Framework
Jaakko Leppänen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Ville Valtavirta (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Rebekka Komu (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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Active and Passive Load-Follow Operations in the Soluble-Boron-Free SMR ATOM
Yunseok Jeong (KAIST), Taesuk Oh (KAIST), Nguyen Xuan Ha (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Coupling of the Secondary Loop and the Cooling Circuit in a PWR Involved in Load Follow Operations
Baptiste Gasse (CEA), Jean-Michel Do (CEA), Hubert Grard (CEA), Cheikh Diop (CEA), Sébastien Verel (Univ. Littoral Côte d’Opale)
X2 VVER-1000 Benchmark Fresh Core Analysis with HELIOS / DYN3D
Matias Zilly (Framatome)
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