ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Aug 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
September 2026
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2026
Latest News
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|Special Topics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 5-8
Session Chair:
Han Bao
Alternate Chair:
Majdi I. Radaideh
Session Organizer:
Kurshad Muftuoglu
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Machine-Learning-Aided Approach for Predicting the Thermal Expansion Behaviors in Advanced Test Reactor Capsules
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Takanori Kajihara (INL), Han Bao (INL), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (INL), Colby B. Jensen (INL), Daniel B. Chapman (INL), Sunming Qin (INL), Austin D. Fleming (INL)
Paper
Investigation of Machine Learning Regression Techniques to Predict Critical Heat Flux over a Large Parameter Space
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Emil Helmryd Grosfilley (Uppsala Univ.), Gustav Robertson (Uppsala Univ.), Jerol Soibam (Mälardalen Univ.), Jean-Marie Le Corre (Westinghouse Electric Sweden)
Using Machine Learning to Assess Spill Fire Data for use in Fire PRA
9:40–10:00AM EDT
Elvan Sahin (Virginia Tech), Mehran Islam (Virginia Tech), Brian Y. Lattimer (Virginia Tech), Juliana P. Duarte (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Machine Learning from LES Data to Improve Coarse Grid RANS Simulations
10:00–10:20AM EDT
Arsen S. Iskhakov (NCSU), Taylor Grubbs (NCSU), Nam T. Dinh (NCSU), Victor Coppo Leite (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)