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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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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 MCD
Monday, November 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Room 6
Session Chair:
Koroush Shirvan
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Sebastian Schunert
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Resolving Temperature Feedback Anomalies in Monte Carlo Neutron Transport Codes
3:15–3:35PM EST
William N. Fritsch (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), Gabriel F. Lentchner (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Noah A. Walton (University of Tennessee), Robert Crowder (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), Ethan J. Wever (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), Ondrej Chvala (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Kevin Clarno (University of Texas, Austin), Vladimir Sobes (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
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Variance Reduction and Population Control for Time-Dependent Neutron Transport
3:35–3:55PM EST
Jordan Northrop (Oregon State University), Ilham Variansyah (Oregon State University), Todd S. Palmer (Oregon State University), Camille Palmer (Oregon State University)
Criticality Calculations with Negative Angular Distributions in Monte Carlo Simulations
3:55–4:15PM EST
Parth Singh (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Hunter Belanger (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Hyperreduction for Neutron Transport
4:15–4:35PM EST
Quincy A. Huhn (Texas A&M University), Suparno Bhattcharya (Texas A&M Univeristy), Jean C. Ragusa (Texas A&M University)
Bell Function-Based Analytic Two-Region Slowing Down Method for Double Heterogeneous Problem
4:35–4:55PM EST
Hansol Park (Argonne National Laboratory), Yeon Sang Jung (Argonne National Laboratory), Changho Lee (Argonne National Laboratory)
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