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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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From the pages of Nuclear News: Industry update September 2024
Here is a recap of industry happenings from the recent past:
BWXT advanced nuclear reactor agreement signed
Burns & McDonnell, a family of construction and design companies, has entered into an agreement with BWX Technologies to further advance the design and development of the BWXT BANR microreactor, which has a “passively safe design” for powering remote facilities while providing a carbon-free source of heat and electricity. The two companies completed the first phase of their collaboration in early 2024 and intend to complete the second phase by the third quarter of 2025. Burns & McDonnell is helping BWXT develop the balance-of-plant systems for the BANR, generate the power plant layout, and perform preconstruction planning. Its scope of work also includes developing power cycle architecture, identifying critical components, integrating site design, and supporting steam and power distribution infrastructure and reactor building structures. The Wyoming Energy Authority is currently evaluating the feasibility of using the BANR in a state nuclear market for baseload heat and power deployed for remote industrial users, such as mining operations.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2024)
Technical Session|Panel
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Coral C
Session Chair:
Baris Sarikaya
Alternate Chair:
Kurshad Muftuoglu
Session Organizer:
Jun Liao
In an age that advanced nuclear reactors are at the forefront of the research community, we should not forget that future of the nuclear industry heavily depends on the safe, reliable, economic operation of the current LWR fleet. With the advances in modeling and simulation techniques, methodologies, tools, and with the significant operating experience, LWR fleet capacity factor and reliability have improved significantly over the last few decades. That said, changing economic priorities, development, and advancement of competing technologies, evolving regulatory requirements, the LWR industry has been continuously investigating new initiatives using innovative solutions to further improve fleet’s economics as well as overall safety of the plants. However, these new opportunities often present technical and regulatory challenges. Experts from LWR industry will discuss these challenges as well as the new opportunities identified while addressing these challenges via application of innovative solutions, such as for the fuel fragmentation relocation and dispersion (FFRD) and time at temperature (t@T) concepts.
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