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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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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|New and Advanced Reactors
Monday, August 21, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Embassy
Session Chair:
Ferry Roelofs (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group)
Alternate Chair:
Rui Hu (ANL)
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NekRS CFD Simulations of Interassembly Flow in Sodium Fast Reactors
3:30–3:50PM EDT
A.J. Novak (ANL), C. Bourdot Dutra (Penn State), D. Shaver (ANL), E. Merzari (Penn State)
Paper
Flow Decomposition and Reconstruction Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for a Porous Blocked Subchannel in a 61-Pin Wire-Wrapped Fuel Assembly
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Craig Menezes (TAMU), Matthew Kinsky (TAMU), Trevor Melsheimer (TAMU), Dalton Pyle (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
RANS Simulations of Jet Flow and Thermal Stratification Phenomena in the TALL-3D Facility Subjected to Different Flow Regimes
4:10–4:30PM EDT
M.M.M.D. Hussain (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group), H.J. Uitslag-Doolaard (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group), F. Roelofs (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group), X. Huang (Univ. Sheffield), S. He (Univ. Sheffield)
Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Mixing in Wire-Wrapped Fuel Assembly of Liquid Lead-Bismuth-Cooled Fast Reactor
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Sipeng Wang (Nanjing Univ. Aeronautics and Astronautics), Qindong Zhang (Nanjing Univ. Aeronautics and Astronautics), Bao-Wen Yang (DEQD Institute for Advanced Research in Multiphase Flow and Energy Transfer)
Presentation Video (Visible to Attendees) — Pre-recorded presentation of Sipeng Wang
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