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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 11/12
Session Chair:
Yixiang Liao (HZDR)
Alternate Chair:
Victor Habiyaremye (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group)
Session Organizer:
Igor A. Bolotnov
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A Numerical Study of Melt Penetration into a Particulate Bed
10:45–11:05AM EDT
Liang Chen (Royal Institute of Technology), Andrei Komlev (Royal Institute of Technology), Weimin Ma (Royal Institute of Technology), Sevostian Bechta (Royal Institute of Technology)
Paper
Mesoscopic Flow Boiling Simulation of a Hypervapotron Cooling Channel for Fusion Application
11:05–11:25AM EDT
Hoongyo Oh (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology), HangJin Jo (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology)
Sloshing in Cylindrical Tanks: Assessment of CFD OpenFOAM Two-Phase Models Accuracy
11:25–11:45AM EDT
A. Cantiani (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), J. Muller (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), L. Koloszar (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), P. Planquart (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics)
Numerical Transfer Towards Unresolved Morphology Representation in the MultiMorph Model
11:45AM–12:05PM EDT
Richard Meller (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Benjamin Krull (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Fabian Schlegel (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Matej Tekavčič (Jožef Stefan Institute)
CFD Simulations of a LOCA Scenario for a Containment Building
12:05–12:25PM EDT
Stephane Mimouni (EDF R&D), Ayouba Fofana (EDF R&D)
Presented by Chai Koren (EDF)
