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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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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver 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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Advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc. has new leadership for its board of directors as billionaire Sam Altman is stepping down from the position he has held since 2015. The move is meant to open new partnership opportunities with OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, and other artificial intelligence companies.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fundamental Irradiation Damage
Monday, December 11, 2023|3:10–4:50PM CST|Galerie 6
Session Chair:
Maylise Nastar (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA))
Alternate Chair:
Flyura Djurabekova (Univ. Helsinki)
Track Organizers:
Steve Zinkle (University of Tennessee & Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Mitra Taheri (Johns Hopkins University)
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Data-Driven Pseudo Real-Time Analysis of Defect Evolution
3:10–3:50PM CST
K. Burns (Univ. Virginia), E.J. Lang (Univ. New Mexico), C.A. Kohnert (LANL), K. Hattar (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Paper
Understanding Bias and Error in Human and Machine Learning Quantification of Swelling in Irradiated Materials
3:50–4:10PM CST
Gabriella Bruno (Univ. Michigan), Matthew J. Lynch (Univ. Michigan), Ryan Jacobs (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Nicholas Clancy (Univ. Michigan), Dane D. Morgan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kevin G. Field (Univ. Michigan)
Microstructure Evolutions of Nuclear Materials Under Ion Beam Irradiations Using the Michigan In-situ Ion Irradiation Facility
4:10–4:30PM CST
K. Sun (Univ. Michigan), F. Naab (Univ. Michigan), K.G. Field (Univ. Michigan), G.S. Was (Univ. Michigan)
Comparison of Radiation Effects in Harvested Stainless Steel Baffle Former Bolts and HFIR Irradiated Wrought and Additively-Manufactured Stainless Steel
4:30–4:50PM CST
T.G. Lach (ORNL), M.N. Gussev (ORNL), T.S. Byun (ORNL), A.G. LeCoq (ORNL), K.D. Linton (ORNL), X. Chen (ORNL)
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