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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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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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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Fermilab center renamed after late particle physicist Helen Edwards
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s Integrated Engineering Research Center, which officially opened in January 2024, is now known as the Helen Edwards Engineering Center. The name was changed to honor the late particle physicist who led the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of the lab’s Tevatron accelerator and was part of the Water Resources Development Act signed by President Biden in December 2024, according to a Fermilab press release.
Anthony Busigin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 71 | Number 3 | April 2017 | Pages 438-443
Technical Note | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1293411
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Rigorous and accurate simulation of Liquid Phase Catalytic Exchange (LPCE) is required for water detritiation process design and analysis. The Two-Fluid model simulates exchange between gas and liquid using an overall mass transfer coefficient model. The Three-Fluid model simulates liquid/vapor and vapor/gas mass transfer explicitly with separate mass transfer coefficients. Both Two-Fluid and Three-Fluid models are presented. The Two-Fluid model combines liquid and vapor flow, resulting in accuracy close to the more rigorous Three-Fluid model. Mass transfer coefficients are estimated from Maxwell-Stefan theory of multicomponent diffusion across films at the liquid/vapor and catalyst interfaces.