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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|Severe Accidents
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Fairchild East/West
Session Chair:
Sanjeev Gupta
Alternate Chair:
Martina Adorni (NEA)
Session Organizer:
David L. Luxat
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Experimental Investigation on the Depletion Behavior of Multi-Component Aerosols
1:30–1:50PM EDT
Yihui Wu (RWTH Aachen Univ.), Michael Klauck (Forschungszentrum Jülich), Hans-Josef Allelein (RWTH Aachen Univ.)
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Theoretical Investigation of the Shock-Tube Diaphragm Influence on Pressurized-Hydrogen Jet Release Ignition Limits
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Marcel Martins Alves (Tel Aviv Univ.), Odai Nassar (Tel Aviv Univ.), Sergey Kudriakov (CEA), Etienne Studer (CEA), Liel Ishay (Nuclear Research Center Negev), Yoram Kozak (Tel Aviv Univ.)
A Numerical Study for Modeling Sprays in TOSQAN-101 Experiment Using OpenFOAM
2:10–2:30PM EDT
Keun Sang Choi (KAERI), Jaehoon Jung (KAERI), Gun-Hong Kim (OpenCAE)
Ensuring Comparability of Measured Results in Aerosol-Related Experiments: Exemplary Approach Using Experiments on Water-Induced Particle Retention
2:30–2:50PM EDT
Hans-Josef Allelein (RWTH Aachen Univ.), Michael Klauck (Forschungszentrum Jülich), Kathrin Trollmann (Forschungszentrum Juelich), Yihui Wu (Forschungszentrum Juelich), Rene Vennemann (Ruhr-Univ. Bochum)
