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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|New and Advanced Reactors
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|10:45AM–12:25PM EDT|Columbia 3/4
Session Chair:
Paolo Balestra (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Sunming Qin (INL)
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Modeling the Prismatic HTGR Core in SAM by Representative Channels
10:45–11:05AM EDT
Taiyang Zhang (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Thanh Hua (ANL), Zhiee Jhia Ooi (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL), Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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A Demonstration of the Risk-Informed NEI 18-04 Design Evaluation Model for the Modular High Temperature Gas Reactor
11:05–11:25AM EDT
Cesare Frepoli (FPoliSolutions), Stephen A. Heagy (FPoliSolutions), Jarrett Valeri (FPoliSolutions), Robert P. Martin (BWXT Advanced Technologies), Curtis L. Smith (INL), Kurt G. Vedros (INL)
Analysis of Flow Area in the Axial Cross-Vessel Annular Duct Following a Breach of the Primary Helium Boundary of an HTGR
11:25–11:45AM EDT
Silvino A. Balderrama Prieto (INL), David J. Arcilesi (Univ. Idaho)
Optimization of the Emergency Coolant Injection System of ALLEGRO
11:45AM–12:05PM EDT
Boris Kvizda (VUJE), Slavomír Bebjak (VUJE)
High-Fidelity Simulation of Pebble Beds: Toward an Improved Understanding of the Wall Channeling Effect
12:05–12:25PM EDT
David Reger (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State), Paolo Balestra (INL), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
