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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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2027 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
October 31–November 4, 2027
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
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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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Disney World should have gone nuclear
There is extra significance to the American Nuclear Society holding its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, this past week. That’s because in 1967, the state of Florida passed a law allowing Disney World to build a nuclear power plant.
Alyse Scurlock, Jocelyn Petty, Scott Woodbury, William Murphy (Duke Energy), Jay Wellwood (NAC International), Brady Hanson (PNNL), John Scaglione (ORNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 914-916
As part of the development of technical bases which support the extended storage and transportation of used nuclear fuel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has implemented detailed thermal analysis methods for the calculation of best estimate temperatures of Dry Cask Storage (DCS) systems. These methods were used to model a NAC International MAGNASTOR® cask located at the Catawba Nuclear Station (Catawba) which is operated by Duke Energy This cask has one of the highest total heat loads of any DCS system loaded in the U.S.. Using best estimate operational data from the utility, fuel assembly and cask design information from the vendors, and decay heat estimates from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), PNNL calculated the maximum cladding temperature of 307?C. This is well below the 400?C regulatory guidance limit.
