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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|Water-Cooled Reactor Operations and Accident Analysis
Monday, August 21, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Columbia 3/4
Session Chair:
Hyun Sik Park (KAERI)
Alternate Chair:
Cesare Frepoli (FPolisolutions)
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Boron Dilution Analysis in NuScale Using TRACE and TRACE/SCF Codes
3:30–3:50PM EDT
J. Sanchez-Torrijos (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), C. Queral (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid)
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Modeling of an Overcooling Transient Scenario in a CAREM-like Small Modular Reactor
3:50–4:10PM EDT
L. Mercatali (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), V.H. Sanchez-Espinoza (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Hector Lestani (Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica), Maximiliano Dalinger (Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica)
Steam Line Break Analysis in NuScale SMR with the Coupled System Code ATHLET-DYN3D in the Framework of the EU H2020 McSAFER
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Eduard Diaz-Pescador (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Matthias Jobst (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Alexander Grahn (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Sören Kliem (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
Sensitivity Study of Compact and Long-Term-Operable Passive Residual Heat Removal System
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Wooseong Park (KAIST), Yong Hoon Jeong (KAIST), Yong Hwan Yoo (KAERI), Kyung Jun Kang (KAERI)
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