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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|Special Topics
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Columbia 3/4
Session Chair:
Marilyn Delgado (BWXT)
Alternate Chair:
Han Bao
Session Organizer:
Kurshad Muftuoglu
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Digital Twin Development for Advanced Reactor System Based on Graph Neural Networks Using SAM Code Simulation
1:30–1:50PM EDT
Yang Liu (ANL), Farah Alsafadi (NCSU), Travis Mui (ANL), Daniel O'Grady (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
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Introducing the OECD/NEA WPRS Benchmark on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Scientific Computing in Nuclear Engineering
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Xu Wu (NCSU), Gregory Delipei (NCSU), Maria Avramova (NCSU), Kostadin Ivanov (NCSU), Oliver Buss (OECD/NEA)
Application of a Physics-Informed Convolutional Neural Network for Temperature Field Monitoring in Advanced Reactors
2:10–2:30PM EDT
Victor Coppo Leite (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), April Novak (ANL), Roberto Ponciroli (ANL), Lander Ibarra (ANL)
Prediction of Turbulent Flow Regime Boundary and Pressure Drop for Hexagonal Wire-Wrapped Rod Assemblies Using Artificial Neural Networks
2:30–2:50PM EDT
Hansol Kim (TAMU), Joseph Seo (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
Physics-Informed Forecasting of NPPs Operating Parameters Using Machine Learning
2:50–3:10PM EDT
Houde Song (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Meiqi Song (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Yanjie Tuo (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Xiaojing Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.)
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