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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 9/10
Session Chair:
Marco Colombo
Alternate Chair:
Theodore Chu (VCU)
Session Organizer:
Igor A. Bolotnov
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A Turbulence Model Sensitivity Analysis on the Hydraulic Behavior in the Inlet Plenum of the Proposed NIST Neutron Source Design
1:30–1:50PM EDT
Abdullah G. Weiss (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Joy S. Shen (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Anil Gurgen (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
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Development and Validation of Pattern Recognition Algorithm and Suppression Pool Flow Modelling
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Giteshkumar Patel (LUT Univ.), Markku Puustinen (LUT Univ.), Juhani Hyvärinen (LUT Univ.), Elina Hujala (Université de Fribourg), Vesa Tanskanen (Stressfield Oy)
Presented by Lauri Pyy (LUT Univ.)
Parametric Analysis of Flame Acceleration and Quenching Simulation with flameFoam
2:10–2:30PM EDT
M. Povilaitis (Lithuania Energy Institute), J. Venckus (Lithuanian Energy Institute)
Analysis of the Anisotropic Term in the Implicit Algebraic Heat Flux Model in the Case of Low Prandtl Flow in Planar Impinging Jet Case
2:30–2:50PM EDT
J. Oder (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), A. Coëpeau (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), L. Koloszar (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), D. Laboureur (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), S. Keijers (SCK CEN)
