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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|10:45AM–12:25PM EDT|Columbia 9/10
Session Chair:
David L. Luxat
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Fulvio Mascari
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Sensitivity Analysis of Consequential Steam Generator Tube Rupture (C-SGTR) of Typical Korean NPP
10:45–11:05AM EDT
Byeonghee Lee (KAERI), Jin Ho Song (KAERI), Kwang Soon Ha (KAERI)
Paper
A Methodology for Real-Time Identification of a PWR Accident and Predictive Analysis
11:05–11:25AM EDT
Paul McMinn (Fauske & Assoc.), Nick Karancevic (Fauske & Assoc.), Chan Y. Paik (Fauske & Assoc.), Wei Wei (China Nuclear Power Operation Technology Corp.), Ma Guoyang (China Nuclear Power Operation Technology Corp.)
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Hysteresis Impacts in Steady Flow Transitions of the Rayleigh Bénard Problem with Internal Heating; Implications on Heat Transfer Margin in External Reactor Vessel Cooling Strategies
11:25–11:45AM EDT
A. Lentner (George Washington Univ.), E. Balaras (George Washington Univ.)
Source Term Uncertainty Analysis of Severe Accidents in Nordic BWRs
11:45AM–12:05PM EDT
Govatsa Acharya (Royal Institute of Technology), Ioannis Komlikis (Royal Institute of Technology), Dmitry Grishchenko (Royal Institute of Technology), Pavel Kudinov (Royal Institute of Technology), Sergey Galushin (Vysus Group)
