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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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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2024)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Coral B
Session Chair:
SuJong Yoon (TerraPower)
Alternate Chair:
Victor Habiyaremye (NRG)
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Preliminary Experiment on Local Hot Spots in Liquid Metal Cooled Wire-wrapped Pin Bundles
3:15–3:35PM EST
Taehwan Ahn (ETH Zurich), Victor Petrov (ETH Zürich), Annalisa Manera (ETH Zürich), Wilhelm-Martin Bissels (PSI)
Paper
Code Comparison of SE2ANL and DASSH Using a Medium-Size SFR
3:35–3:55PM EST
Michael A. Smith (ANL), Kyle Ramey (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL)
Modeling of Natural Convection in Low Prandtl Number Fluids Using a Novel Local Algebraic Heat Flux Model
3:55–4:15PM EST
Victor Habiyaremye (Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group), Akshat Mathur (Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group), Ferry Roelofs (Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group)
Coupling SAS-FATE for Mechanistic Source Term Analysis of Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors
4:15–4:35PM EST
Sung Jin Lee (Fauske & Assoc.), Luciano Maniaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jim Scobel (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paolo Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Dan O’Grady (ANL)
Experimental Friction Factor for Wire-Wrapped Bundle with a Porous Blockage
4:35–4:55PM EST
Matthew Kinsky (TAMU), Dalton Pyle (TAMU), Craig Menezes (TAMU), Yassin Hassan (TAMU)
Numerical Study on Sodium Heat Transfer Characteristics for PLANDTL 37-Pin Fuel Assembly
4:55–5:05PM EST
Won-Seok Ryoo (Gachon Univ.), Gi-Uk Choi (Gachon Univ.), Jae-Ho Jeong (Gachon Univ.)
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