ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Aug 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
October 2026
Nuclear Technology
September 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2026
Latest News
Center for Used Fuel Research: Building confidence in storage and transport
Used nuclear fuel storage and transportation have reached a critical juncture.
Dozens of utilities need reliable data on how used nuclear fuel performs in dry storage casks and canisters to extend regulatory licenses at sites across the United States. Likewise, the Department of Energy expects to take ownership of the used nuclear fuel—termed “spent nuclear fuel” in the laws and regulations governing its stewardship—and transfer it to one or more federal staging facilities for management and disposition.
Meanwhile, dozens of reactor companies are testing prototypes of advanced reactors and advanced reactor fuels. Eventually, regulators and industry must also verify the safety and security of storage methods for these advanced fuel types.
To help address these challenges, the DOE established the Center for Used Fuel Research (CUFR) in January 2026 for work related to the long-term storage and transport of used nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics (THD)
Monday, June 1, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Plaza Court 2/3
Session Chair:
Elia Merzari
Alternate Chair:
Igor Bolotnov
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Simplified Analysis of Two-Phase Flow in a Passive Containment Cooling System
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Jong Chull Jo (TIUM solutions), Frederick J. Moody (Consultant)
Paper
Analysis of Scaling Distortions in Passive Cooling Water Systems
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Jong Chull Jo (TIUM solutions), Yong Kab Lee (SIMEX)
Pressure Scaling for Purdue University Multi-Dimensional Integral Test Assembly and Balance of Plant Design
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Akshay K. Khandelwal (Purdue Univ.), Charie A. Tsoukalas (Purdue Univ.), Shripad T. Revankar (Purdue Univ.), Mamoru Ishii (Purdue Univ.), Seungjin Kim (Purdue Univ.)
Post-CHF model sensitivity for Time-at-Temperature using CTF
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Vineet Kumar (ORNL), Robert K. Salko (ORNL), William Gurecky (ORNL)
Effects of Annular Gaps on the Performance of the Heat Pipe Wicks
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Yeochan Moon (TAMU), Joseph Seo (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU), Juan Sandoval, Hansol Kim (TAMU)
Recent Improvements to the Predictive Capability Maturity Quantification (PCMQ) Method for Considering Multiple Evidence for a Phenomenon
4:55–5:15PM MDT
Thomas M. Moore (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Mitchell Mannino (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Jeffrey W. Lane (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Matthew Nudi (EPRI)
