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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
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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Deep Isolation validates its disposal canister for TRISO spent fuel
Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation announced it has successfully completed Project PUCK, a government-funded initiative to demonstrate the feasibility and potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System (UCS) to manage TRISO spent nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Fuel Management
Tuesday, July 22, 2025|2:30–3:45PM EDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Duncan E. Robinson
Alternate Chair:
Thomas Kindred
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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Extended Fuel Cycle Optimization of a Generic B&W PWR Using Gadolinia Burnable Poison Only
2:30–2:55PM EDT
Zachary D. Bevans (North Carolina State University), Scott Palmtag (North Carolina State University)
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Safety Analysis Technical Considerations for Achieving PWR Cycle Extensions: Part I
2:55–3:20PM EDT
Thomas Kindred (Southern Nuclear Operating Company), Samuel J. Lafountain (Southern Nuclear Operating Company), Timothy G. Collart (Southern Nuclear Operating Company), Kevin Barber (Westinghouse Electric Company)
Simple models for predicting the feed assembly need and assembly burnup in boiling water reactors
3:20–3:45PM EDT
Rasmus Renberg (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel AB), Erik Dalborg (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)
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