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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
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Columbia 11/12
Session Chair:
Matthew D. Zimmer
Alternate Chair:
Sofiane Benhamadouche
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Quantifying HFIR Turbulence by Variable Curvature Channels
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Nicholas J. Mecham (NCSU), Igor A. Bolotnov (NCSU), Emilian L. Popov (ORNL)
Paper
Direct Numerical Simulation of Flow in a Confined Differentially Heated Cavity at Low Prandtl Numbers
3:50–4:10PM EDT
J. Oder (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), M. Alsailani (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), L. Koloszar (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), W. Munters (von Karman Institute of Fluid Dynamics), D. Laboureur (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics), J. Pacio (SCK CEN)
Direct Numerical Simulation of Low and Unitary Prandtl Number Fluids in a Simultaneously Cooled Vertical Channel
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Cheng-Kai Tai (NCSU), Tri Nguyen (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Igor A. Bolotnov (NCSU)
High Fidelity Simulation of the Light-to-Dense Stratification Transient in the HiRJET Facility
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Cheng-Kai Tai (NCSU), Haomin Yuan (ANL), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Igor A. Bolotnov (NCSU)