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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
Keynotes Session
Thursday, August 24, 2023|8:00–8:50AM EDT|Columbia 9/10
Session Chair:
David Luxat (SNL)
Fulvio has a Master’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering (2006) and the doctorate PhD in “Nuclear, Chemical and Safety Technology” (2010) at the University of Palermo.
Since September 2013 he has worked as a researcher at the ENEA. His technical field is the nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics in reactor coolant systems/containment, and their coupling and the analyses of severe accident phenomena. In relation to that, he is an expert on the use of best estimate thermal-hydraulic system code (RELAP5 and TRACE) and severe accident code (ASTEC and MELCOR).
Currently he is investigating severe accident issues in PWR and BWR reactor types, the analyses of the capability of best estimate thermal-hydraulic system code to simulate the main phenomena typical of advanced light water reactor, as small modular reactor, and the thermal-hydraulic phenomena typical of fusion reactor, the analyses of the scaling issues, the analyses of the capability of severe accident code to simulate degradation phenomena, and the application of the probabilistic method to propagate input uncertainty in deterministic safety analyses.
He is involved in several international activities (e.g. EURATOM Projects, OECD/NEA/CSNI/WGAMA activities, IAEA activities, etc).
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