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On moving fast and breaking things
Craig Piercycpiercy@ans.org
So much of what is happening in federal nuclear policy these days seems driven by a common approach popularized in the technology sector. Silicon Valley calls it “move fast and break things,” a phrase originally associated with Facebook’s early culture under Mark Zuckerberg. The idea emerged in the early 2000s as software companies discovered that rapid iteration, frequent experimentation, and a willingness to tolerate failure could dramatically accelerate innovation. This philosophy helped drive the growth of the social media, smartphones, cloud computing, and digital platforms that now underpin modern economic and social life.
Today, that mindset is also influencing federal nuclear policy. The Trump administration views accelerated nuclear deployment as part of a broader competition with China for technological and AI leadership. In that context, it seems willing to accept greater operational risk in pursuit of strategic advantage and long-term economic and security objectives.
Technical Session|Experimental Thermal Hydraulics
Thursday, August 24, 2023|10:45AM–12:25PM EDT|Cardozo
Session Chair:
Jean-Marie Le Corre (Westinghouse)
Alternate Chair:
Yue Jin (UM)
Session Organizer:
Bao-Wen Yang (DEDQ)
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Critical Power Sensitivity to Axial Power Shapes and Prediction by COBRAG Subchannel Code
10:45–11:05AM EDT
S. Oh (Global Nuclear Fuel), B. Ward (Global Nuclear Fuel), J. Andersen (Global Nuclear Fuel), C. Heck (Global Nuclear Fuel), D. Rock (Global Nuclear Fuel), M. Sugawara (Global Nuclear Fuel), J. Lamy (Global Nuclear Fuel)
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A New Paradigm for the Role of Disturbance Waves on Film Dryout in Annular Two-Phase Flow
11:05–11:25AM EDT
Roman W. Morse (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Jason Chan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kristofer M. Dressler (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Gregory F. Nellis (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Arganthael Berson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Jean-Marie Le Corre (Westinghouse Electric Sweden)
Liquid Level Monitoring and Quenching Front Tracking for SMR Rod Bundle CHF Tests Under Low Pressure, Low Flow, High Quality Conditions
11:25–11:45AM EDT
Bao-Wen Yang (DEGNY Delta Energy Group New York), Cameron Dempsey (DEGNY Delta Energy Group New York), Bin Han (DEQD Institute for Advanced Research in Multiphase Flow and Energy Transfer), Aiguo Liu (DEQD Institute for Advanced Research in Multiphase Flow and Energy Transfer), Eric Yang (CARP Assoc. USA), Raymod Smith (CARP Assoc. USA)
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