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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.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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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Keeping up with Kewaunee
In October 2012, Dominion Energy announced it was closing the Kewaunee nuclear power plant, a two-loop 574-MWe pressurized water reactor located about 27 miles southeast of Green Bay, Wis., on the western shore of Lake Michigan. At the time, Dominion said the plant was running well, but that low wholesale electricity prices in the region made it uneconomical to continue operation of the single-unit merchant power plant.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|PSA Analyses: Methods and Applications
Thursday, July 20, 2023|8:00–9:30AM EDT|300A
Session Chair:
Michelle Bensi (University of Maryland)
Alternate Chair:
Michael D. Muhlheim
Session Organizer:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL)
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Probabilistic Risk Assessment of a Light-Water Reactor Coupled with a High-Temperature Electrolysis Hydrogen Production Plant
8:00–8:25AM EDT
Robby Christian (INL), Courtney Otani (INL), Kurt Vedros (INL), Austin M. Glover (Sandia)
Paper
Risk-Informed Design Process of Emergency Core Cooling System in the Floating Nuclear Power Plants
8:25–8:50AM EDT
Changhong Peng (Univ. Science and Technology of China), Xinyan Xu (Univ. Science and Technology of China), Lanxin Gong (Univ. Science and Technology of China)
PACE Level 3 PSA Code -- Developments to Account for Radiosensitivity Dependence on Age and Sex of Health Effects and Impact of High Spatial and Temporal Resolution Population Estimates
8:50–9:15AM EDT
Thomas Charnock (United Kingdom Health Security Agency), Kelly Jones (United Kingdom Health Security Agency), Antony Bexon (United Kingdom Health Security Agency)
Application of Probabilistic Safety Assessment Within an Integrated Safety Approach for Re-Design of the Nuclear Island During Post-Operational Phase
9:15–9:40AM EDT
Filip Van Opstal (Tractebel ENGIE), Federico Agosti (Tractebel ENGIE)
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