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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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NWMO to select Canadian repository site this year
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization, a not-for-profit organization responsible for the long-term management of the country’s intermediate- and high-level radioactive waste, is set to select a site for a deep geologic repository by the end of the year.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Tuesday, June 13, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Kentucky
Session Chair:
Scott P. Palmtag
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Session Organizer:
Massimiliano Fratoni
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Load-Follow Operation in LEU+ Loaded APR1400 Using CSBA and ATF Clad
1:00–1:20PM EDT
Husam Khalefih (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
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Isotopic Lead Neutron Evaluations for Future Fast Spectrum Systems
1:20–1:40PM EDT
Peter Brain (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Yaron Danon (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Dave Brown (Brookhaven), Devin Barry (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
Investigation of Dimensional Effects in the Modeling of Fast-Spectrum MSRs
1:40–2:00PM EDT
Nahom Habtemariam (TAMU), Carlo Fiorina (TAMU), Stefano Lorenzi (Politecnico di Milano)
Radial and Axial Thermal Neutron Flux Distribution Analysis with Various Parameters for Thorium-Based Molten Salt Reactor Using MCNP6.2
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Seda Yilmaz Kaygisiz (Purdue), Shripad Revankar (Purdue)
Power Distribution Analysis of the Fast Modular Reactor
2:20–2:40PM EDT
Darrin Leer (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Hangbok Choi (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems)
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