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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
Standards Program
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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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Susan Asmussen (PNNL)
Alternate Chair:
Rebecca Schaller (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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A Simple User Interface for Aerosol Transport and Deposition in Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Casks
10:00–10:20AM MST
Zachery Dahm (Purdue), Yadukrishnan Sasikumar (ORNL), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue), Rose Montgomery (ORNL)
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Understanding and Predicting Stress Corrosion Cracking of SNF Dry Storage Canisters
10:20–10:40AM MST
C.R. Bryan (Sandia), A.W. Knight (Sandia), B.L. Nation (Sandia), R.M. Katona (Sandia), E.K. Karasz (Sandia), T.J. Montoya (Sandia), D.M. Brooks (Sandia), N.W. Porter (Sandia), L.N. Gilkey (Sandia), J.M. Taylor (Sandia), R.F. Schaller (Sandia)
An Estimate of Neutron Fluence on Spent Fuel Dry Storage Cask Metallic Structural Components
10:40–11:00AM MST
Zhian Li (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Michael A. Call (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), John Wise (United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Darrell Dunn (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Investigation of Hydrogen Generation in SNF Canisters Using Lab-Scale "Mini-Canister" Radiolysis Testing
11:00–11:20AM MST
Anna L. d'Entremont (SRNL), Christopher G. Verst (SRNL), Benton C. Randall (SRNL), Robert L. Sindelar (SRNL)
Calculation of Controlled Area Boundary Dose from a Large SNF Dry Storage Array Using SCALE
11:20–11:40AM MST
Veronica Wilson (PNNL), Georgeta Radulescu (ORNL), Justin Clarity (PNNL), Kaushik Banerjee (PNNL), Peter Stefanovic (ORNL)
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