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On moving fast and breaking things
Craig Piercycpiercy@ans.org
So much of what is happening in federal nuclear policy these days seems driven by a common approach popularized in the technology sector. Silicon Valley calls it “move fast and break things,” a phrase originally associated with Facebook’s early culture under Mark Zuckerberg. The idea emerged in the early 2000s as software companies discovered that rapid iteration, frequent experimentation, and a willingness to tolerate failure could dramatically accelerate innovation. This philosophy helped drive the growth of the social media, smartphones, cloud computing, and digital platforms that now underpin modern economic and social life.
Today, that mindset is also influencing federal nuclear policy. The Trump administration views accelerated nuclear deployment as part of a broader competition with China for technological and AI leadership. In that context, it seems willing to accept greater operational risk in pursuit of strategic advantage and long-term economic and security objectives.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Jasmine F
Session Chair:
Sunming Qin (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Yang Liu (Virginia Tech)
Session Organizer:
Yue Jin
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Droplets Measurement with High-Speed Camera and Defocusing Method
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Ayden Cohn (Virginia Tech), Yang Liu (Virginia Tech), Shanbin Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Eymon Lan (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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Drag Coefficient Characterization for Single Bubbles in Water
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Harold Valle Reyes (Univ. Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Silvina Cancelos Mancini (Univ. Puerto Rico, Mayagüez)
Experimental Analysis of Air-Water Two-Phase Bubbly Flow Across a Vertical U-Bend
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Zhengting Quan (Purdue Univ.), Adam Dix (Purdue Univ.), Alicja Stoppel (Purdue Univ.), Seungjin Kim (Purdue Univ.)
Investigation of Two-Phase Pressure Drop Across a Vertical U-Bend
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Zhengting Quan (Purdue Univ.), Alicja Stoppel (Purdue Univ.), Seungjin Kim (Purdue Univ.)
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