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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
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 NISD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Room 2
Session Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Alternate Chair:
Robert Kile
Session Organizer:
Yunfei Zhao
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TsunamiFloodProtection - System / TFP-System
10:00–10:20AM EST
Jens Wieneke (Innomecom AG)
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A Preliminary Review of Digital Instrumentation and Control Failure Events in U.S. Nuclear Power Plants
10:20–10:40AM EST
Tao Liu (Idaho National Laboratory), Zhegang Ma (Idaho National Laboratory)
Demonstrating the methodology for computing the operational and shutdown dose in the MSRR
10:40–11:00AM EST
Ondrej Chvala (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Institute of Technology - 770 State Street), Harrison Reisinger (University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX), Rakim Hirji (Georgia Institute of Technology), Kevin T. Clarno (University of Texas at Austin)
Initial Selection of Licensing Basis Events for the Fast Modular Reactor
11:00–11:20AM EST
John Bolin (General Atomics), Hangbok Choi (General Atomics)
Kass-Steffey Adjustment for CCF Alpha Factor Model Parameters
11:20–11:40AM EST
Gyun Seob Song (Chung-Ang University), Man C. Kim (Chung-Ang University)
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