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August 24–27, 2026
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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|Water-Cooled Reactor Operations and Accident Analysis
Thursday, August 24, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Embassy
Session Chair:
Kyoung-Ho Kang (KAERI)
Alternate Chair:
Cesare Frepoli
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Analysis of CRDM Nozzle Rupture LOCA with Loss of Safety Injection at the ATLAS Experimental Facility Using the MARS-KS and TRACE Code
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Hyunjoon Jeong (Incheon Nat'l Univ.), Taewan Kim (Incheon Nat'l Univ.)
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Good Practices for Analyses of Design Extension Condition Without Significant Fuel Degradation for Operating Nuclear Power Plants
9:20–9:40AM EDT
J. Zhang (Tractebel ENGIE), M. Havet (Tractebel ENGIE), A. Bousbia Salah (Bel V), P. Kral (UJV Rez), J. Krhounkova (UJV Rez), A. Guba (Centre for Energy Research), A. Bersano (ENEA), M. Cherubini (NINE), T. Nemec (SNSA), M. Sánchez (CSN), R. Mendizábal (CSN), M. Adorni (OECD NEA), M. Bales (OECD NEA)
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Sensitivity Analysis of Transient Critical Heat Flux Phenomena Within RELAP5-3D in the Transient Reactor Test Loop
9:40–10:00AM EDT
Nicholas A. Meehan (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Comparative Analysis of Passive Safety Feature of G-III+ BWR and PWR
10:00–10:20AM EDT
Xueyan Zhang (Huazhong Univ. Science and Technology), Ye Yang (Huazhong Univ. Science and Technology), Jun Yang (Huazhong Univ. Science and Technology)
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