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From Capitol Hill: Nuclear is back, critical for America’s energy future
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy convened its first hearing of the year, “American Energy Dominance: Dawn of the New Nuclear Era,” on January 7, where lawmakers and industry leaders discussed how nuclear energy can help meet surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, advanced manufacturing, and national security needs.
Technical Session|Computational Thermal Hydraulics
Monday, August 21, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Columbia 11/12
Session Chair:
Jack Buchanan (UNNPP)
Alternate Chair:
Ed Komen (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group)
Session Organizer:
Igor A. Bolotnov
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CFD Evaluation of Spacer Induced Droplet Deposition in BWR Subchannels
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Chao Wang (Framatome), Steven Anderson (Framatome), Markus Rehm (Framatome), Olga Dutkiewicz (Framatome), Elmar Rieder (Framatome), Lukas Robers (Axpo Power AG)
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Numerical Simulation of Corium Flow Through Rod Bundle and/or Debris Bed Geometries with a Model Based on Lattice Boltzmann Method
3:50–4:10PM EDT
J. Garcia Sarmiento (IRSN), F. Fichot (IRSN), V. Topin (IRSN), P. Sagaut (Aix-Marseille Univ.)
Prediction of the Flow Patterns in a Steam Generator Tube Bundle Configuration with All-Flow-Regime CFD Models
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Marco Colombo (Univ. Sheffield), Daniele Vivaldi (IRSN), Jean Baccou (IRSN)
Numerical Investigation of Two-Phase Flow in a 3 x 3 Rod Bundle with Spacer Grid
4:30–4:50PM EDT
S. Taş (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Y. Liao (Helmholtz Zentrum-Dresden Rossendorf), U. Hampel (Helmholtz Zentrum-Dresden Rossendorf)
Development of Solids Transport Model for Fuel Dispersal Studies
4:50–5:10PM EDT
Avinash Moharana (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Shanbin Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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