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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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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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New laws offer nuclear industry incentives for existing power plant uprates
This year, the U.S. nuclear industry received a much-needed economic boost that could help preserve operating nuclear power plants and incentivize upgrades that extend their lifespan and power output.
Signed into law in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act offers production tax credits (PTCs) for existing nuclear power plants and either PTCs or investment tax credits (ITCs) for new carbon-free generation. These credits could make power uprates—increasing the maximum power level at which a commercial plant may operate—a much more appealing option for utilities.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Monday, November 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Room 9
Session Chair:
Vivek Agarwal
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Brendan M. Kochunas
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Autonomous Operations for Advanced Reactors Utilizing Supervisory Control
1:00–1:20PM EST
Lauren Fortier (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Sacit Cetiner (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Paper
Robustness test of DRL-Controlled S-CO2 Cycle under untrained scenarios
1:20–1:40PM EST
Jeong Yeol Baek (KAIST), Taeyeon Min (KAIST), Jeong Ik Lee (KAIST)
Evaluation of Reactor State Identification with Machine and Deep Learning Using Real Data
1:40–2:00PM EST
Julian M. Cruz Rojas (Purdue University), Konstantinos Vasili (Purdue University), Zachery T. Dahm (Purdue University), William S. Richards (Purdue University Student Section), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue University)
Microreactor Simulation Performance Analysis for Real Time Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed
2:00–2:20PM EST
Jono McConnell (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Pradeep Ramuhalli (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Wesley C. Williams (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Proof-of-Concept for Sensor Modeling in MOOSE for the Design of Autonomous Nuclear Reactor Control
2:20–2:40PM EST
Farhana Farha (Idaho National Laboratory), Joshua Hanophy (Idaho National Laboratory), Brendan M. Kochunas (University of Michigan), Sebastian Schunert (Radiant Nuclear), Stefano Terlizzi (Idaho National Laboratory)
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