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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
Standards Program
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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
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Room 9
Session Chair:
Chaitee M. Godbole
Alternate Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis
Session Organizer:
Xingang Zhao
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A Machine Learning Methodology for Fault Detection for Online Monitoring of Reactor Coolant Pumps
3:15–3:35PM EST
Chaitee M. Godbole (Idaho National Laboratory), Vaibhav Yadav (Idaho National Laboratory), Vivek Agarwal (Idaho National Laboratory)
Paper
Bridging the gap between prognostics and maintenance decision-making of critical assets in nuclear power plants
3:35–3:55PM EST
Zihan Li (University of Florida), Minhee Kim (University of Florida)
Anomaly Detection in Temperature Measurements of Liquid Sodium Heater Zones Using an LSTM Autoencoder
3:55–4:15PM EST
Maria Pantopoulou (Purdue University), Derek W. Kultgen (Argonne National Laboratory), Konstantinos Prantikos (Purdue University), Lefteri H. Tsoukalas (Purdue University), Alexander Heifetz (Argonne National Laboratory)
Design, Construction, and Plans for the FISHtank: A Physical Testbed for Health Monitoring and Controls Research
4:15–4:35PM EST
David J. Anderson (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Avery C. Bateman (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), Xingang Zhao (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Residual Error Time-Series Forecasting for Anomaly Detection in Nuclear Reactor Data
4:35–4:55PM EST
Zachery T. Dahm (Purdue University), William Richards (Purdue University), Konstantinos Vasili (Purdue University), Vasileos Theos (Purdue University), Konstantinos Gkouliaras (Purdue University), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue University)
AI Powered Nuclear Reactor Core Instrumentation Diagnostics
4:55–5:15PM EST
Antti Kankkunen (Blue Wave AI Labs), Maria Berardi (Blue Wave AI Labs), Gihan Mendis (Blue Wave AI Labs), Michael J. Mueterthies (Blue Wave AI Labs), Anirudh Tunga (Blue Wave AI Labs), Jordan Heim (Blue Wave AI Labs), Jonathan M. Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs), John T. Gruenwald (Blue Wave AI Labs)
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