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Waste Management 2024: The symposia at 50
This year marked the 50th anniversary of Waste Management Symposia’s Waste Management Conference, held March 10–14 in Phoenix, Ariz. The event has grown significantly since the first Waste Management Conference in 1974, which attracted about 200 attendees. This year’s conference saw a record attendance of around 3,300 people from more than 20 different countries and boasted 235 technical sessions and 89 exhibitors.
Technical Session|Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|10:45AM–12:25PM EDT|Embassy
Session Chair:
Lucia Rueda (ENGIE)
Alternate Chair:
Yue Jin
Session Organizer:
Joshua Kaizer
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Validation of the Thermal-Hydraulic Models in COBRA-TF Based on the NRC/PSU RBHT Benchmark
10:45–11:05AM EDT
Yue Jin (Univ. Missouri), Fan-Bill Cheung (Penn State), Stephen M. Bajorek (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Kirk Tien (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Chris L. Hoxie (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Validation of VIPRE-W/MEFISTO-T Subchannel Analysis Code for Void Fraction Predictions in Modern BWR Fuel Assemblies
11:05–11:25AM EDT
Jean-Marie Le Corre (Westinghouse Electric Sweden)
Uncertainty Analysis and Sensitivity Study on RBHT Blind Tests with Subchannel Code CTF
11:25–11:45AM EDT
Lucia Rueda-Villegas (Tractebel ENGIE), Adrien Dethioux (Tractebel ENGIE), Christophe Schneidesch (Tractebel ENGIE), Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel ENGIE)
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Assessment and Testing of CTF for LOCA Reflood Conditions
11:45AM–12:05PM EDT
R. Salko (ORNL), A. Wysocki (ORNL), B. Hizoum (ORNL), N. Capps (ORNL)
Application of CTF Subchannel Code for BWR Reload Licensing Analysis Support
12:05–12:25PM EDT
K. Nikitin (Paul Scherrer Institute), B. Arnold (Paul Scherrer Institute), I. Clifford (Paul Scherrer Institute), H. Ferroukhi (Paul Scherrer Institute)
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