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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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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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NRC okays construction permits for Hermes 2 test facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has directed staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company's proposed Hermes 2 nonpower test reactor facility to be built at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The permits authorize Kairos to build a facility with two 35-MWt test reactors that would use molten salt to cool the reactor cores.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Sonoran 7
Session Chair:
Friederike Bostelmann (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Session Organizer:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
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JOYO Benchmark Evaluation of the Advanced Reactor Modeling Interface
3:15–3:35PM MST
Michael Huang (TerraPower), Barry Mingst (TerraPower), Zhiwen Xu (TerraPower)
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Size-Dependent Neutronic Optimization of Ultra-Long-Life Molten Salt and Metal Reactors (MSMR)
3:35–3:55PM MST
Eunhyug Lee (KAIST), Taesuk Oh (KAIST), Seongdong Jang (KAERI), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
A Study on Control Algorithm for Daily Load-Follow Operation in the APR1400 Reactor
3:55–4:15PM MST
Husam Khalefih (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
A Method for Critical Control System Configuration Search when Using Monte Carlo Neutronics Codes
4:15–4:35PM MST
Dean Price (Univ. Michigan), Nathan Roskoff (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Highlights of Neutronics Analyses for the Pre-Conceptual NIST Neutron Source Design
4:35–4:55PM MST
Osman S. Celikten (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Dagistan Sahin (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Abdullah G. Weiss (NIST Center for Neutron Research)
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