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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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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|Sponsored by HFICD
Monday, November 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Anemone
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 (MIT), Sacit Cetiner (MIT)
Paper
Robustness of Deep-Reinforcement-Learning Control for Fast Load-Following-Operation of S-CO2 Microreactor
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 Mauricio Cruz Rojas (Purdue Univ.), Konstantinos Vasili (Purdue Univ.), Zachery Thomas Dahm (Purdue Univ.), William Richards (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
Microreactor Simulation Performance Analysis for Real-Time Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed
2:00–2:20PM EST
Jono McConnell (ORNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Wesley C. Williams (ORNL)
Proof-of-Concept for Sensor Modeling in MOOSE for the Design of Autonomous Nuclear Reactor Control
2:20–2:40PM EST
Farhana Farha (INL), Joshua Hanophy (INL), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Sebastian Schunert (Radiant Nuclear), Stefano Terlizzi (INL)
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