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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|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Xiaodong Sun (Univ. Michigan)
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The STEAM Facility: Design and Analysis
3:30–3:50PM EDT
A. Vannoni (Sapienza Univ. Rome), C. Ciurluini (Sapienza Univ. Rome), F. Giannetti (Sapienza Univ. Rome), P. Lorusso (ENEA), M. Eboli (ENEA), R. Marinari (ENEA), A. Tincani (ENEA), A. Del Nevo (ENEA)
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Heat Transfer Characteristic of Natural and Forced Circulations in a Vertical Annulus in a Low Flow Condition
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Youngchang Ko (Pusan National Univ.), Sanggyun Nam (Pusan National Univ.), Byongjo Yun (Pusan National Univ.)
Data-Driven Modeling of the Flow Field Between Two PWR Surrogate Bundles Under Seismic Conditions Using Bagging-Optimized Dynamic Mode Decomposition (BOP-DMD)
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Haidy Ibrahim (Politecnico di Milano), Carolina Introini (Politecnico di Milano), Antonio Cammi (Politecnico di Milano), Roberto Capanna (George Washington Univ.), Philippe Bardet (George Washington Univ.), Guillaume Ricciardi (CEA)
Thermal and Hydraulic Performance Tests on the Factory Premises on a 18 MW Tubular Heat Exchanger to be Installed in a French Nuclear Power Plant
4:30–4:50PM EDT
N. Lancial (EDF), J. Halleguen (EDVANCE), G. Wellenreiter (APAVE)
Aerosol Generation by Continuous Fiber Laser Irradiation of Various Surfaces and Spray Scavenging
4:50–5:10PM EDT
Avadhesh Kumar Sharma (Univ. Tokyo), Ruicong Xu (Univ. Tokyo), Zeeshan Ahmed (Univ. Tokyo), Erdal Ozdemir (Univ. Tokyo), Shuichiro Miwa (Univ. Tokyo)