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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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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
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)
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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
