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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
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)
