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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ADP on track to complete major D&D work at Crystal River-3 this summer
Advanced Decommissioning Partners, a joint venture of NorthStar Group Services and Orano USA, is set to complete major decommissioning activities at Crystal River-3 nuclear power plant in Florida this summer, according to the license termination plan (LTP) the company submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics (THD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Plaza Court 2/3
Session Chair:
Izabela Gutowska (Oregon State)
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Characteristics of Molten Salt Aerosol Droplets Produced by Bubble Bursts
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Daniel Orea (ORNL), Kevin R. Robb (ORNL), Joanna McFarlane (ORNL)
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Experimental Study of Dry and Submerged Heated Rod Subjected to Gas-Jet Impingement
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Scott F. Wahlquist (Idaho State University Serials Dept), Amir Ali (Idaho State), Richard R. Schultz (Idaho State), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
Transition Boiling During Reflood
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Stephen M. Bajorek (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Yue Jin (University of Missouri Columbia), Fan-Bill Cheung (Penn State), Andrew Ireland (U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Molten Salt Thermal Convection Loops for Generating High-Fidelity Data for Digital Twins
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Nicholas P. Luciano (Univ. Texas, Austin), Timothy L. Head (Abilene Christian University), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Cole A. Gentry (ORNL), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Three-Dimensional High-Speed PIV Study of Rising Air Bubbles and Flow Dynamics for Enhancing Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Multiphase Transport Applications
11:20–11:40AM MDT
Harold Valle, Silvina Cancelos (University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez)
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