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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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WIPP improves utility shaft safety, begins infrastructure project
Harrison Western Shaft Sinkers (HWSS), the company drilling a new utility shaft at the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, has retained a safety culture expert following a near-miss accident in the shaft late last year. The safety expert will conduct monthly facilitated discussions with crews working on the shaft to reinforce expectations for identifying concerns regarding unsafe circumstances, according to a recent report by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB).
Technical Session|Sponsored by RRSD
Thursday, June 11, 2020|10:00–11:45AM EDT
Session Chair:
Leonel E. Lagos
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
John D. Bess
Staff Producer:
Kathryn Murdoch (American Nuclear Society)
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Application of Motion Primitives to Train Robotic Behaviors for Nuclear Facility D&D
Young Soo Park (ANL), Jonathan Bayert (ANL), Dongjune Chang (ANL), Sungmoon Joo (KAERI), Jonghwan Lee (KAERI)
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A Drone-Based Automated Radiation Surveillance System
Abdulrahman M. Riyadha (Univ. of Sharjah), Ahmad M. Elshoubaky (Univ. of Sharjah), Jamil A. Rihani (Univ. of Sharjah), Mohammad A. Al-Shabi (Univ. of Sharjah), Walid A. Metwally (Univ. of Sharjah), Bassam A. Khuwaileh (Univ. of Sharjah)
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