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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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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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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Air Force issues notice to partner with Oklo on microreactor deployment in Alaska
The U.S. Department of Air Force has announced its notice of intent to award advanced nuclear technology company Oklo a contract to pilot a microreactor at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|2:15–4:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Zachary Spielman (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Janet Davis (ANS)
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Validation of VERA Software for Nuclear Power Plant Life Extension Applications
J. R. Houser (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), S. N. Tyler (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), T. J. Cole (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), W. H. Ferrell (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Paper
A Recursive Data-Driven Approach to State Variable Selection and Digital Twin Derivation
Haoyu Wang (ANL), Roberto Ponciroli (ANL), Richard B. Vilim (ANL), Andrea Alfonsi (INL), Cristian Rabiti (INL)
Use of the Extended Kalman Filter for Cybersecurity Assessment in a Closed-Loop Digital Twin Testbed
R. Busquim e Silva (IAEA), J.R. C. Piqueira (Univ. of Sao Paulo), R. P. Marques (Univ. of Sao Paolo)
Explainable and Trustworthy Diagnostics Achievable Through Process-Based Automated Reasoning
R. Vilim (ANL), T. Nguyen (ANL), R. Ponciroli (ANL)
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