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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
Technical Session|Fundamental Thermal Hydraulics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 2
Session Chair:
Cesare Frepoli (FPolisolutions)
Alternate Chair:
Edward D. Blandford (Kairos Power)
Session Organizer:
Philippe M. Bardet
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Influence of Reactor Cavity Cooling System Design Parameters on Heat Transfer for a Prototypical gFHR
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Khaled Talaat (Univ. New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
Paper
Analytical Investigation on Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Natural Circulation Loop for an Integral Type Reactor
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Hyun-Sik Park (KAERI), Hwang Bae (KAERI), Sung-Uk Ryu (KAERI), Sunil Lee (KAERI), Jin-Hwa Yang (KAERI), Byong-Guk Jeon (KAERI), Sung-Jae Yi (KAERI)
1D Modelica Modeling of the DYNASTY-eDYNASTY Coupled Natural Circulation Loops
9:40–10:00AM EDT
G. Benzoni (Politecnico di Milano), C. Introini (Politecnico di Milano), A. Cammi (Politecnico di Milano), S. Lorenzi (Politecnico di Milano)
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Natural Circulation Test and Non-Condensable Gas Effect on a Two-Phase Thermosyphon Loop
10:00–10:20AM EDT
Dahoon Jeong (Gyeongsang Nat'l Univ.), Seyeon Hwang (Gyeongsang Nat'l Univ.), Hyewon Kim (Gyeongsang Nat'l Univ.), Hyungmo Kim (Gyeongsang Nat'l Univ.), Dong Eok Kim (Chung-Ang Univ.)
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