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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|Computational Thermal Hydraulics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|10:45AM–12:25PM EDT|Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Chul-Hwa Song (KAERI)
Alternate Chair:
Cheng-Kai Tai (NCSU)
Session Organizer:
Stephen M. Bajorek (USNRC)
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Trace Code Reflood Thermal-Hydraulics Benchmarking Against the NRC-PSU Rod Bundle Heat Transfer (RBHT) Test Facility
10:45–11:05AM EDT
Grant R. Garrett (Penn State), Douglas J. Miller (Penn State), Turki Almudhhi (Penn State), Fan-Bill Cheung (Penn State), Brian R. Lowery (ARL), Molly K. Hanson (ARL), Stephen M. Bajorek (NRC), Kirk Tien (NRC), Chris L. Hoxie (NRC)
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SBLOCA Analysis of Floating Nuclear Reactor Under Ocean Condition Using MARS-KS Moving Reactor Model
11:05–11:25AM EDT
Yujoeng Ko (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Hyungjoo Seo (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Hyoung Kyu Cho (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Han Rim Choi (KEPCO-ENC)
Implementation of the Homogeneous Equilibrium Model (HEM) into the SAM Code for Two-Phase Flow Modeling
11:25–11:45AM EDT
Michael Gorman (TAMU), Ling Zou (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
Core Damage Extent Analysis of Large-Break LOCA for 4-Loop Pressurized Water Reactor with Detailed 3D Model of Reactor Pressure Vessel and Core
11:45AM–12:05PM EDT
Matthias Jobst (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Eduard Diaz-Pescador (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Sören Kliem (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
Research on Accelerated Methods for Three-Dimensional Nuclear System Analysis Programs
12:05–12:25PM EDT
Ge Li (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Li Huaqi (Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology), Shan Jianqiang (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)