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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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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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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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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|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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