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August 24–27, 2026
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ANS webinar looks at radiation studies and living near nuclear plants
In February, a study published in Nature Communications found a correlation between proximity to nuclear power plants and rates of cancer mortality. While the authors acknowledged that causation could not be established, they nonetheless said that calculations supported evidence of 115,586 “cancer deaths attributable to nuclear power plants proximity.”
On its release, this study garnered significant media attention—sparking worry among the public and immediate pushback from radiation experts. ANS recently hosted a webinar taking a deeper look at what that study (and other similar proximity studies) got wrong, the science behind what we do and do not know, and why these conversations matter.
Technical Session|Fundamental Thermal Hydraulics
Monday, August 21, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Columbia 2
Session Chair:
Antonio Cammi
Alternate Chair:
Philippe Planquart
Session Organizer:
Philippe M. Bardet
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Two Scale Two-Flux Model for Density Wave and Slug Flow Instabilities
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Alejandro Clausse (Purdue), Alexander Lopez-de-Bertodano (Univ. Chicago), Martin Lopez-de-Bertodano (Purdue)
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Gas Ingress During Side Vessel Break: Experiments and Numerical Simulations with a Simplified Pool-Type Scaled Water Model
3:50–4:10PM EDT
M. Faruoli (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), M. Delsipee (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), Ph. Planquart (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), G. Scheveneels (SCK CEN), B. Yamaji (SCK CEN)
Vapor Pressure and Temperature Analyses on a Gravity-Assisted Wrapped Screen Wick Annular Heat Pipe
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Daniel Orea (TAMU), N.K. Anand (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
Experimental Investigation of Two-Phase Pressure Drop and Flow Regime Visualization in Chevron-Type Plate Heat Exchangers
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Stefano Passoni (Politecnico di Milano), Riccardo Mereu (Politecnico di Milano), Stefano Lorenzi (Politecnico di Milano), Fabio Inzoli (Politecnico di Milano), Marco Enrico Ricotti (Politecnico Di Milano)
Study on the Effect of Length to Diameter Ratio on Critical Flow Based on RELAP5/MOD3.3 Simulations
4:50–5:10PM EDT
Wenda Liu (North China Univ. Electric Power), Xinguo Yu (North China Univ. Electric Power)
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