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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Nominations open for CNTA awards
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness is accepting nominations for its Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award and its Nuclear Service Award. Nominations for both awards must be submitted by August 1.
The awards will be presented this fall as part of the CNTA’s annual Edward Teller Lecture event.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|State
Session Chair:
William N. Mann
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Ben Holtzman
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Base-Load Nuclear Reactors with High-Temperature Gigawatt-Hour Firebrick Heat Storage for Dispatchable Electricity and Industrial Heat
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Charles W. Forsberg (MIT), Eugene Shwageraus (Cambridge University)
Paper
Pinch Point Analysis for Integrating Concrete Based TES with Small Modular Reactors
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Takhyun Chun (KAIST), Gyudong Kim (KAIST), Jeong Ik Lee (KAIST)
Electricity Price Model Risk and the Estimated Profitability of Thermal Energy Storage for a Nuclear Power Plant
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Heddy Barale (MIT), John Parsons (MIT)
An Uncertainty Quantification Approach to Safer Integrated Energy Systems
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Yuwei Zong (University of Texas at Dallas), Sobhan Badakhshan (University of Texas at Dallas), Jie Zhang (University of Texas at Dallas), Yanwen Xu (University of Texas at Dallas)
Loss of Intermediate Fluid Transient Analysis Methodology for a Pressurized Water Reactor in an Integrated Energy System
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Isabelle Lindsay (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Emily V. Meilus (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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