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The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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2027 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
October 31–November 4, 2027
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
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Disney World should have gone nuclear
There is extra significance to the American Nuclear Society holding its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, this past week. That’s because in 1967, the state of Florida passed a law allowing Disney World to build a nuclear power plant.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2024)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Coral C
Session Chair:
Robert Kile (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Dezhi Dai (ANL)
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Assessment of Intermediate Break Loss of Coolant Accident with TRACE code
8:00–8:20AM EST
Seung Hun Yoo (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Yong Seok Choi (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Sungchu Song (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety)
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Code Benchmark of a Depressurized Conduction Cooldown Transient in the High Temperature Test Facility
8:20–8:40AM EST
Robert F. Kile (INL), Aaron S. Epiney (INL), Thanh Hua (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL), Sung Nam Lee (KAERI), Geoff Waddington (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), Xianmin Huang (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), Tariq Jafri (Canadian Nuclear Laboratires), Fajar Pangukir (Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group), Marek Stempniewicz (Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group), Ferry Roelofs (Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group), Gustáv Mayer (HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research), Zsombor Bali (HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research)
Bond Graph Modeling Based System Scaling Analysis: Quantifying the Impact of Distortions
8:40–9:00AM EST
Marcos G. Ortiz (Information Systems Laboratories)
Progress Towards the Lower Plenum Mixing Test of the High Temperature Test Facility Benchmark by NRG and OSU
9:00–9:20AM EST
M.M.M.D. Hussain (NRG), B. Nakhnikian-Weintraub (OSU), I. Gutowska (OSU)
A Cross-Code Verification Study for Conjugate Heat Transfer in Gas-Cooled Pebble Bed Reactors
9:20–9:40AM EST
Dezhi Dai (ANL), Haomin Yuan (ANL), Prasad Vegendla (ANL), Adrian Tentner (ANL), John Acierno (Penn State), Michael Seneca (Penn State), Tri Nguyen (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
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