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Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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The 2024 ANS election results are in!
Spring marks the passing of the torch for American Nuclear Society leadership. During this election cycle, ANS members voted for the newest vice president/president-elect, four members-at-large for the Board of Directors, and one Young Member director for the Board. New professional division leadership was also decided on in the election, which opened on February 20 and closed on April 9. About 22 percent of eligible members voted—a similar turnout to last year.
Technical Session
Wednesday, October 6, 2021|1:20–3:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Hany Abdel-Khalik (Purdue Univ.)
Session Organizer:
Hany S. Abdel-Khalik (Purdue Univ.)
Student Producer:
K. Lisa Reed (Georgia Tech)
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A Comprehensive Framework to Improve Predictions by Integrating Inverse Uncertainty Quantification and Quantitative Validation
1:20–1:45PM EDT
Ziyu Xie (NC State Univ.), Xu Wu (NC State Univ.)
Paper
Advanced Information Criteria Applied to IDA Benchmark Problems: Reducing the Degree of Freedom in Bayesian Approaches
1:45–2:10PM EDT
J.-M. Palau (CEA/DES), P. Tamagno (CEA/DES), A. Rizzo (CEA/DES)
Calibration of Pellet Cladding Gap Heat Transfer Model for PWR, BWR and VVER Fuel Rod Transient Uncertainty Analysis
2:10–2:35PM EDT
G. Delipei (NC State Univ.), A. Abarca (NC State Univ.), M. Avramova (NC State Univ.), K. Ivanov (NC State Univ.)
Non-Intrusive Alternative to Generalized Linear Least-Squares Methodology for Criticality Safety Applications
2:35–3:00PM EDT
Jeongwon Seo (Purdue Univ.), Dongli Huang (Purdue Univ.), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Hany S. Abdel-Khalik (Purdue Univ.)
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