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Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Join ANS for a webinar on exploring background radiation
The American Nuclear Society, in partnership with the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, is hosting its next Educator Training event, “K-12 Classroom Investigations: Exploring Background Radiation,” this Thursday, May 16, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (EDT).
Register now. The event is complimentary and open to all.
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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