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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NRC approves Westinghouse exemption request for AP1000 DC
Westinghouse has cleared a hurdle in its quest to renew and update the standard design certification (DC) for its AP1000 reactor with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval of an exemption from scheduling requirements that limit when an applicant can apply for a DC renewal.
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)