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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.
Meeting Spotlight
2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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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Argonne creates new methodology for digital twins
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Argonne National Laboratory has added a new twist to digital twin technology for research into nuclear energy. According to Rui Hu, a principal nuclear engineer at Argonne, “Our digital twin technology introduces a significant step toward understanding and managing advanced nuclear reactors, enabling us to predict and respond to changes with the required speed and accuracy.”
The research of Hu and his colleagues, “Development of Whole System Digital Twins for Advanced Reactors: Leveraging Graph Neural Networks and SAM Simulations,” was published in the American Nuclear Society journal Nuclear Technology.
Virtual representation: A digital twin technology is an accurate virtual representation of a complex system. It is updated with real-time data from sensors applied to the physical system, such as a nuclear reactor.
To add or remove a session from your itinerary, please check the circle to the left of its title.
9:30–11:30AM CST
Galerie 5|Sponsored by Advanced/Novel Materials
Session Chair: William F. Cureton|Alternate Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Panel|Galerie 3|Sponsored by Early Career Panel
Session Chair: Kevin G. Field|Alternate Chair: Elizabeth S. Sooby
Galerie 1|Sponsored by Evolution of Material Properties
Session Chair: Gary Was|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Galerie 6|Sponsored by Fundamental Irradiation Damage
Session Chair: Khalid Hattar|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
1:00–2:40PM CST
Session Chair: Eric J. Lang|Alternate Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Session Chair: Stuart A. Maloy|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Galerie 3|Sponsored by Fuels and Actinide Materials
Session Chair: Michael R. Tonks|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Clarissa Yablinsky|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
3:10–4:50PM CST
Session Chair: Caleb P. Massey|Alternate Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Session Chair: Kai Nordlund|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Pierre-Clement A. Simon|Alternate Chair: Michael R. Tonks
Session Chair: Maylise Nastar|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
8:00–9:40AM CST
Session Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Session Chair: Brian Wirth|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Marat Khafizov|Alternate Chair: Michael R. Tonks
Session Chair: Yanwen Zhang|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
10:00–11:40AM CST
Session Chair: Kevin G. Field|Alternate Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Session Chair: Larry Aagesen|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva|Alternate Chair: Michael R. Tonks
Session Chair: William J. Weber|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
Session Chair: Stephen S. Raiman|Alternate Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Session Chair: Luca Capriotti|Alternate Chair: Michael R. Tonks
Galerie 1|Sponsored by Integrated Phenomena in Reactor Materials
Session Chair: Julie D. Tucker|Alternate Chair: Adrien Couet
Galerie 6|Sponsored by Nuclear Fuel Cycles
Session Chair: Michael Cooper|Alternate Chair: Jie Lian
Session Chair: Janelle P. Wharry|Alternate Chair: Kevin Field
Session Chair: Fidelma Giulia Di Lemma|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Tyler Gerczak|Alternate Chair: Adrien Couet
Session Chair: Denia Djokic|Alternate Chair: Jie Lian
5:00–7:00PM CST
Galerie 2|Sponsored by Poster Session
Session Chair: Anne A. Campbell|Alternate Chair: Maria A. Okuniewski
Session Chair: Mahmut N. Cinbiz|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Scarlett Widgeon Paisner|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Galerie 5|Sponsored by Integrated Phenomena in Reactor Materials
Session Chair: Yongfeng Zhang|Alternate Chair: Andrew K. Hoffman
Session Chair: Stephen T. Lam|Alternate Chair: Sarah C. Finkeldei
Session Chair: Kyle A. Gamble|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Christopher Matthews|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Haozheng Qu|Alternate Chair: Andrew K. Hoffman
Session Chair: Adam Burak|Alternate Chair: Sarah C. Finkeldei
Session Chair: Ramprashad Prabhakaran|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Benjamin W. Beeler|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
Session Chair: Peng Wang|Alternate Chair: Stuart A. Maloy
Session Chair: Benjamin P. Eftink|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Jian Gan|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Stephen A. Taller|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
Session Chair: Bruce A. Pint|Alternate Chair: Stuart A. Maloy
Session Chair: Janelle P. Wharry|Alternate Chair: Kevin G. Field
Session Chair: Jason Trelewicz|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Zane Wallen|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Yongfeng Zhang|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
Session Chair: Aaron Penders|Alternate Chair: Janelle P. Wharry
Session Chair: Clarissa Yablinsky|Alternate Chair: Thak Sang Byun
Session Chair: Elizabeth S. Sooby|Alternate Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
Session Chair: Anne A. Campbell|Alternate Chair: Flyura Djurabekova
