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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|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Cesare Frepoli (FPolisolutions)
Alternate Chair:
Joshua Kaizer
Session Organizer:
Stephen M. Bajorek (USNRC)
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Modeling of Table Top Primary Heat Exchanger Experiment RUN#5 by Means of the System Codes RELAP5 MOD 3.3 and Flownex SE 8.4
1:30–1:50PM EDT
D. Rozzia (SCK CEN), M. Potgieter (SCK CEN), J. Cools (SCK CEN), T. Van Loy (SCK CEN), G. Kennedy (SCK CEN), J. Pacio (SCK CEN), K. Van Tichelen (SCK CEN), R. Fernandez (SCK CEN)
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Transient Quench Model for Top and Bottom Flooding of Debris Beds with Non-Condensable Gas
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Abinson Paul Nedumparambil (Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems), Markus Petroff (Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems), Michael Buck (Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems), Jörg Starflinger (Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems)
Development and Verification of the Model for Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Closed Brayton Cycle System in the Reactor System Analysis Code RESYS
2:10–2:30PM EDT
Zongyun Wu (China Institute of Atomic Energy), Mingyu Wu (China Institute of Atomic Energy), Tiancai Liu (China Institute of Atomic Energy)
Best-Estimate-Plus-Uncertainty Analyses of PTS Using a Mixing-Analysis Program for the APAL European Project
2:30–2:50PM EDT
Richard Trewin (Framatome), Pavel Kral (Nuclear Research Institute Rez), Tomas Nikl (Nuclear Research Institute Rez)
A Lumped-Parameter Model of a Pool Heated from Below with Gravity-Driven Flashing Occurence
2:50–3:10PM EDT
Jimmy Martin (IRSN), Pierre Ruyer (IRSN), Matthieu Duponcheel (Universite Catholique de Louvain), Yann Bartosiewicz (Universite Catholique de Louvain)
