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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
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Cardozo
Session Chair:
Ferry Roelofs
Alternate Chair:
Emre Tatli (Westinghouse)
Session Organizer:
Rui Hu (ANL)
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CFD - STH Code Coupling for the Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of NACIE-UP Experimental Facility
3:30–3:50PM EDT
P. Cioli Puviani (Politecnico di Torino), R. Zanino (Politecnico di Torino), T. Del Moro (Sapienza Univ. Rome), F. Giannetti (Sapienza Univ. Rome), B. Gonfiotti (ENEA), I. Di Piazza (ENEA), D. Martelli (ENEA), M. Tarantino (ENEA)
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Transient Behavior of Multi-Dimensional Core Cooling by D-DHX in Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors
3:50–4:10PM EDT
T. Ezure (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Y. Akimoto (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), T. Onojima (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), A. Kurihara (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), M. Tanaka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Development of a new Thermal-Hydraulic Module for FRENETIC, a Code for the Multiphysics Analysis of Liquid Metal-Cooled Reactors
4:10–4:30PM EDT
A. Lombardo (Politecnico di Torino), G.F. Nallo (Politecnico di Torino), N. Abrate (Politecnico di Torino), S. Dulla (Politecnico di Torino)
Multi-Physic Coupled Simulation of the Loss of Flow WithOut Scram Transient of the Fast Flux Test Facility
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Simon Li (CEA), Héloïse Velardo (CEA), Georis Billo (CEA), Pierre Sciora (CEA), Matteo Monegaglia (CEA)
