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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|Experimental Thermal Hydraulics
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Columbia 11/12
Session Chair:
W. David Pointer
Session Organizer:
Bao-Wen Yang (DEDQ)
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PIV Investigation of Jet Mixing Induced by Direct Contact Condensation
1:30–1:50PM EDT
M. Pellegrini (Univ. Tokyo), K. Okamoto (Univ. Tokyo), B. Blaisot (Univ. Tokyo), N. Erkan (Univ. Tokyo)
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Flow Rate Measurement Across the Upper Core Structure of a Sodium Fast Reactor
1:50–2:10PM EDT
D. Guenadou (CEA), P. Aubert (CEA), J-P Descamps (CEA)
High-Resolution Experiments for Mixing in Large Enclosures
2:10–2:30PM EDT
J. Mao (Univ. Michigan), V. Petrov (Univ. Michigan), A. Manera (ETH Zürich)
Experimental Study of Stagnant Taylor Bubble in Counter-Current Flow
2:30–2:50PM EDT
Iztok Tiselj (Jožef Stefan Institute), Jan Kren (Jožef Stefan Institute), Blaž Mikuž (Jožef Stefan Institute)
