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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
Tuesday, May 17, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM EDT|Fountainview
Session Chair:
Yan Cao (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni
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Control Rod Modeling in Liquid Metal-Cooled Fast Reactors
Timothy M. Kiefer (NCSU), William C. Dawn (NCSU), Khaldoon Al-Dawood (NCSU), Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
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Application of Monte Carlo Code Shift for MSBR Dose Rate Calculations
Yan Cao (ANL), Eva E. Davidson (ORNL), Benjamin R. Betzler (ORNL), Bo Feng (ANL)
Activation of Lead Coolant in Westinghouse Lead Fast Reactor
Alex Levinsky (Westinghouse Electric Co.), F. Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co.), P. Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), C. Stansbury (Westinghouse Electric Co.), M. Ickes (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Stability Analysis of a One-Dimensional Multiphysics Model of a Molten Salt Fast Reactor
Maximilian Kraus (Technische Univ. Dresden), Marco Viebach (Technische Univ. Dresden), Carsten Lange (Technische Univ. Dresden), Antonio Hurtado (Institute of Power Engineering)
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