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August 24–27, 2026
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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|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Columbia 2
Session Chair:
Mauricio Tano (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Lambert Fick (Kairos Power)
Session Organizer:
Rui Hu
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Development and First Application of a Simplified Tool for the Design of a Molten Salt Reactor
1:30–1:50PM EDT
E. Martin Lopez (CEA), L. Matteo (CEA), V. Pascal (CEA), M. Mascaron (CEA), A. Petrilli (CEA)
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Transient Modeling and Simulation of a Generic Stable Salt Reactor
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Thanh Hua (ANL), Yan Cao (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL), Andrew Ballard (Moltex Energy Canada), David Catalan (Moltex Energy Canada)
Benchmarking MSRE Reactivity Insertion Tests Using SPECTRA and SAM
2:10–2:30PM EDT
Marek Stempniewicz (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group), Ferry Roelofs (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group), Ting Fei (ANL), Thanh Hua (ANL), Bo Feng (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
Simulations to Understand Thermal Performance of Helically Rifled Heat Transfer Enhancements for Molten Salts
2:30–2:50PM EDT
James R. Vulcanoff (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Implementation of a Gas Transport Model in SAM for Modeling Molten Salt Reactors
2:50–3:10PM EDT
Robert Salko (ORNL), Travis Mui (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL)