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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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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Monday, November 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Lantana
Session Chair:
Carlos Jove Colon (Sandia)
Alternate Chair:
Jeff Greathouse (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Emily R. Stein
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Development of an Efficient Version of the Fuel Matrix Degradation Model
3:15–3:35PM MST
Jacob A. Harvey (Sandia), Anna M. Taconi (Sandia), Paul E. Mariner (Sandia)
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Using the Hygroscopic Swelling Method to Simulate the Hydro-Mechanical Phenomena of Kunigel-V1 Bentonite
3:35–3:55PM MST
Suu-Yan Liang (Sinotech Engineering Consultants), Wen-Sheng Lin (National Taiwan Univ.), Tsai-Ping Lee (Taiwan Power Co.), Po-Yu Chuang (Sinotech Engineering Consultants), Chien-Chung Ke (Sinotech Engineering Consultants)
Dissolution Rates of Lanthanide Doped UO2 in Oxidizing Conditions
3:55–4:15PM MST
Sam Karcher (Washington State), Brady Hanson (PNNL), Susan Asmussen (PNNL), John McCloy (Washington State)
Measuring the Electrochemical Corrosion of 233U-Doped UO2 in a Microfluidic Device
4:15–4:35PM MST
Jennifer Yao (PNNL), Matthew J. O'Hara (PNNL), Bruce K. McNamara (PNNL), Rick S. Wittman (PNNL), Eugene S. Ilton (PNNL), Edgar C. Buck (PNNL)
Dopant Effects on UO2 Dissolution Using Single Pass Flow Through Studies
4:35–4:55PM MST
Susan E. Asmussen (PNNL), Robert M. Asmussen (PNNL), Aj P. Goulet (PNNL), Rick W. Shimskey (PNNL), Sam Karcher (Washington State ), John McCloy (Washington State ), Brady D. Hanson (PNNL)
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