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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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BREAKING NEWS: Trump issues executive orders to overhaul nuclear industry
The Trump administration issued four executive orders today aimed at boosting domestic nuclear deployment ahead of significant growth in projected energy demand in the coming decades.
During a live signing in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump called nuclear “a hot industry,” adding, “It’s a brilliant industry. [But] you’ve got to do it right. It’s become very safe and environmental.”
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Palm A
Session Chair:
David Grabaskas (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Matthew R. Denman
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Preliminary Study of Iodine Gas Removal in Sodium Pools
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Dong Hoon Kam (ANL), David Grabaskas (ANL), Yasushi Okano (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Akihiro Uchibori (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Tyler Starkus (ANL), Matthew Bucknor (ANL)
Paper
Thermochemical Modeling of Radionuclide Vapor-Liquid Equilibria in Sodium Pools for SFR Mechanistic Source Term Analysis
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Shayan Shahbazi (ANL), Sara Thomas (ANL), Tyler Starkus (ANL), David Grabaskas (ANL)
A Mass Transfer Model for Source Term Release from A Spilled Molten Salt Pool Accounting for Both Gas and Liquid Side Resistances
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Quan Zhou (Kairos Power), Kyoung Min Kang (Kairos Power), Jake McMurray (Kairos Power), Matthew Denman (Kairos Power), Haihua Zhao (Kairos Power)
Thermodynamic Analysis of the Relationship between Peak Fuel Enthalpy and Fuel Behavior for Fast Reactor Design
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Yan Peng (China Institute of Atomic Energy)
Attachment — Paper ID 43279
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