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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.
Panel and Technical Session|Instrumentation, Control Systems, and Cyber Security
Friday, April 14, 2023|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Student Union 362C
Session Chair:
Mattia Zanotelli (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
David Anderson (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Human Factors, Instrumentation, & Control Division.
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Optimal Sizing Toolbox for Energy Generation and Storage for a Nuclear Hybrid Microgrid
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Nathan S. Chandra (Purdue), Molly Ross (Purdue), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue University, College of Engineering)
Paper
Design and Testing of Low Pressure Heated Subcapsule for Use in Irradiation Experiments
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Alexandra G. Akins (NCSU), Treyvon Griffin (North Carolina State University, South Carolina State University), Henry Osborne (NCSU), Cooper Trucks (NCSU), Joe J. Palmer (INL), Ge Yang (NCSU)
Application of a Tuning Forks in Measuring Viscosity and Density of Molten Salt Systems
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Ryan J. Charrette (NCSU), Harrison Q. Storms (NCSU), Declan R. Miller (NCSU), Madison A. Turmon (South Carolina State), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
Comparison of Measured and Simulated Neutron Counting with 3He Detectors and the Subcritical Water-Moderated UO2 7uPCX Assembly
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Tanner Heatherly (Oregon State), Nicholas H. Whitman (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2), Jesson D. Hutchinson (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2), Mark A. Nelson (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2), George E. McKenzie (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2), Robert A. Weldon (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2)
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