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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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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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DOE’s Wright appears before House subcommittee
Wright
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testified before a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, on May 7, to answer questions about the DOE budget and priories for fiscal year 2026.
Wright’s testimony: Wright said that the DOE was taking steps to accelerate innovation in commercial nuclear development. “In the past 100 days, DOE has issued two disbursements to support the reopening of Michigan’s Palisades nuclear energy plant. We allocated high-assay low-enriched uranium material to five U.S. advanced nuclear reactor developers to boost domestic reactor deployment.”
He added that it was imperative for the nation to strengthen its nuclear future and that he would take immediate action to accelerate the deployment of small modular reactors.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|8:00–9:45AM PDT|Banyan B
Session Chair:
Pierre-Clement Simon (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Designing Novel Metallic Fuels Systems Using Multi-Principal Element Alloys
8:00–8:40AM PDT
G.L. Beausoleil II (INL), J. Zelina (INL), T. Yao (INL), N. Woolstenhulme (INL), J. Zillenger (INL), B. Curnutt (INL), L. Hawkins (INL), A. Weiss (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
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Diffusion of Fission Product Lanthanides in HCP Zirconium via Vacancy-Mediated Transport
8:40–9:00AM PDT
Shehab Shousha (NCSU), Benjamin Beeler (NCSU), Larry Aagesen (INL), Boone Beausoleil (INL), Maria Okuniewski (Purdue Univ.)
Hydrided Zircaloy-4 Cladding Failure Criteria During Reactivity-Initiated Accidents
9:00–9:20AM PDT
Katheren R.B. Nantes (Penn State), Miaomiao Jin (Penn State), Arthur T. Motta (Penn State)
Multilayer Approach for Developing Ultra-Thin FCCI Barrier Coating
9:20–9:40AM PDT
Sumit Bhattacharya (ANL), Abdellatif M. Yacout (ANL)
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