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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.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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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Colin Judge: Testing structural materials in Idaho’s newest hot cell facility
Idaho National Laboratory’s newest facility—the Sample Preparation Laboratory (SPL)—sits across the road from the Hot Fuel Examination Facility (HFEF), which started operating in 1975. SPL will host the first new hot cells at INL’s Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) in 50 years, giving INL researchers and partners new flexibility to test the structural properties of irradiated materials fresh from the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) or from a partner’s facility.
Materials meant to withstand extreme conditions in fission or fusion power plants must be tested under similar conditions and pushed past their breaking points so performance and limitations can be understood and improved. Once irradiated, materials samples can be cut down to size in SPL and packaged for testing in other facilities at INL or other national laboratories, commercial labs, or universities. But they can also be subjected to extreme thermal or corrosive conditions and mechanical testing right in SPL, explains Colin Judge, who, as INL’s division director for nuclear materials performance, oversees SPL and other facilities at the MFC.
SPL won’t go “hot” until January 2026, but Judge spoke with NN staff writer Susan Gallier about its capabilities as his team was moving instruments into the new facility.
Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021
Technical Session
Thursday, December 2, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EST |Georgetown East
Session Chair:
Mark S. Campagna
Alternate Chair:
Erhard W. Koehler
Session Organizer:
Jay Peters
Student Assistant:
Peter Kasper
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Analysing Human Operators and an Automated System in Swabbing Tasks
1:05–1:25PM EST
Thomas Johnson (Univ. of Manchester), Simon Watson (Univ. of Manchester), Clint Sharrad (Univ. of Manchester), Thomas Carey (National Nuclear Laboratory)
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Effect of pH and Silicon Concentration on the Competitive Incorporation of Iodine and Chromate into Calcium Carbonate Phases.
1:25–1:45PM EST
Y.P. Katsenovich (Florida International Univ.), R. Gudavalli (Florida International Univ.), L. Lagos (Florida International Univ.)
Artificial Intelligence Based Analytics to Support Environmental Remote Monitoring
1:45–2:05PM EST
Masudur R. Siddiquee (Florida International Univ.), Santosh Joshi (Florida International Univ.), Himanshu Upadhyay (Florida International Univ.), Leonel Lagos (Florida International Univ.)
Underwater Laser Cutting Studies in KAERI for Dismantling Nuclear Facilities
2:05–2:25PM EST
Jae Sung Shin (KAERI), Seong Y. Oh (KAERI), Sungmo Nam (KAERI), Sung Hoon Baik (KAERI), Sungok Kwon (KAERI), Taek-Soo Kim (KAERI), Seung-Kyu Park (KAERI), Hyunmin Park (KAERI), Jonghwan Lee (KAERI)
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Development of ICT-Based Remote Dismantling System by the Virtual Operation Technology for Kori Unit 1 Nuclear Power Plant
2:25–2:45PM EST
Dae-Won Cho (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials), Jeong Suh (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials), Seokyoung Ahn (Pusan National Univ.), Min Cheol Lee (Pusan National Univ.), Yong Soo Kim (Hanyang Univ.), Nam Kyun Kim (KEPCO KPS), Jae-Sug Ki (Sangmyung Univ.)
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