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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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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
February 6–9, 2023
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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Nominations for national awards open for 2023 ANS Annual Meeting
Nominations for the 2023 Annual Meeting awards are now being accepted, through the deadline of March 1. Hash Hashemian, chair of the ANS Honors and Awards Committee, urged members in a letter posted online to nominate their peers: “Your nomination of highly qualified individuals is the key step in recognizing their contributions and ensuring that the ANS Honors and Awards Program is aware of their achievements.” The recipients of the national awards, listed below, will be honored at the 2023 ANS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Ind. Honorees will be notified of their selection by May.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session
Thursday, June 17, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EDT
Session Chair:
Zhouxiang Fei (University of Strathclyde)
Alternate Chair:
Hyun Gook Kang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Session Organizer:
Jamie B. Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Staff Producer:
Ashley Jiminian (ANS)
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Trends for Field Programmable Gate Array Technology and Implications for Safety Critical Applications in Nuclear Power Plants
Mark Burzynski (SunPort), Sean Kelley (SunPort)
Summary
An Isolation Design Strategy for Implementing Secure and Safety-Critical Applications in FPGA
Abhi D. Rajagopala (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Smitha Gautham (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carl Elks (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Safety Instrumentation and Control Technologies for Small Modular Reactors and Advanced Reactors
Arnaud Duthou (Rolls-Royce Civil Nuclear)
Presentation Video
Safety-Related Instrumentation and Control Pilot Upgrade: Initial Scoping Phase Implementation and Lessons Learned
Paul Hunton (INL), Robert England (INL), Gerald Segner (Exelon Generation), Mark Samselski (Exelon Generation), David Herrell (MPR Assoc.), William Jessup (MPR Assoc.), Sean Lawrie (ScottMadden Inc.), Mike Kerrigan (ScottMadden Inc.)
Potential Use of Thinklogical's KVM Technology in Safety Applications
Richard Turk (Technology Resources), Richard Cooper (Thinklogical), James Gleason (GLSEQ), David Herrell (MPR Assoc.)
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