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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Mark Peters: Building on a strong foundation
Summer at the American Nuclear Society carries with it a sense of renewed momentum as the incoming president takes office and starts making plans for the year ahead. This has been particularly true in the last few years, as nuclear energy moves into a new era marked by broader public interest, stronger policy support, and a growing sense of possibility across the field. Mark Peters, the Society’s 72nd president, shares that optimism—and he is focused on turning it into results.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2022)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Redondo
Session Chair:
Nolan Goth (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Franklin Curtis (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
W. David Pointer
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Investigation of Point-Contact Strategies for CFD Simulations of Pebble Bed Reactor Cores
Nolan Goth (ORNL), Thien Duy Nguyen (ORNL), W. David Pointer (ORNL)
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Design and CFD Analysis of Printed Circuit Steam Generator for High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Applications
Chengqi Wang (Univ. Michigan), Xiaodong Sun (Univ. Michigan)
Testing of a Large Scale RCCS Operating at Two-Phase Accident Conditions
Q. Lv (ANL), D. Lisowski (ANL), M. Jasica (ANL), Z. Ooi (ANL), A. Kraus (ANL), R. Hu (ANL), M. Farmer (ANL)
TRISO Transient Analysis: Systematic Comparison of RELAP and BISON Predictions for HTGR RIA Simulations
Carlotta G. Ghezzi (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), Robert F. Kile (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville)
