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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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WIPP: Lessons in transportation safety
As part of a future consent-based approach by the federal government to site new deep geologic repositories for nuclear waste, local communities and states that are considering hosting such facilities are sure to have many questions. Currently, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is the only example of such a repository in operation, and it offers the opportunity for state and local officials to visit and judge for themselves the risks and benefits of hosting a similar facility. But its history can also provide lessons for these officials, particularly the political process leading up to the opening of WIPP, the safety of WIPP operations and transportation of waste from generator facilities to the site, and the economic impacts the project has had on the local area of Carlsbad, as well as the rest of the state of New Mexico.
Technical Session|Special Topics
Monday, August 21, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Dupont
Session Chair:
Shuichiro Miwa
Alternate Chair:
Philippe M. Bardet
Session Organizer:
Caleb S. Brooks
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Validation in Water of a New Methodology for the Vibrational Analysis of Rotating Components in a High-Density Fluid
1:30–1:50PM EDT
Kamiel Ceusters (Ghent Univ.), Michiel Van Damme (Ghent Univ.), Henri Dolfen (Ghent Univ.), Nicolas Delaissé (Ghent Univ.), Tom Verstraete (Ghent Univ.), Joris Degroote (Ghent Univ.), Kirill Makhov (SCK CEN), Mikhail Iarmonov (SCK CEN), Katrien Van Tichelen (SCK CEN)
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Sensor Selection for the Measurement of Fuel Plate Deflections
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Michael Legatt (Oregon State), Aaron Weiss (Oregon State), Trevor Kent Howard (Oregon State), Wade Marcum (Oregon State), Cezary Bojanowski (ANL), Guanyi Wang (ANL), Andrew Hebden (ANL)
Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of University of Missouri Research Reactor Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel Element
2:10–2:30PM EDT
Guanyi Wang (ANL), Cezary Bojanowski (ANL), Wilson Cowherd (ANL), Walid Mohamed (ANL), Erik Wilson (ANL), Maria Pinilla (University of Missouri-Columbia Research Reactor)
PWR Nuclear Fuel Rod Flow Induced Vibration Simulation Using VITRAN Code for Hexagonal Fuel Assembly
2:30–2:50PM EDT
Alireza Mofidi (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Roger Y. Lu (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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