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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
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Lane B. Carasik
Alternate Chair:
Caleb S. Brooks
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Fully Implicit Conjugate Heat Transfer Analysis of the ARC-Class Vacuum Vessel
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Arpan Sircar (ORNL), Katarzyna Borowiec (ORNL), Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Vittorio Badalassi (ORNL), Jerome Solberg (LLNL)
Paper
Design and Analysis of a Novel Molten Salt Fusion Breeder Blanket System Using SAM
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Trevor C. Franklin (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Amelie M. Lutz (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Sierra A. Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Simulations of Heat Transfer Using Tight Fitting Twisted Tape Inserts for 1st Wall Cooling in Molten Salt Breeder Blankets
9:40–10:00AM EDT
Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Trevor C. Franklin (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Amelie M. Lutz (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carter E. Steward (Virginia Military Institute)
Thermal Hydraulic and Mechanical Assessment of the DTT ICRH Antenna
10:00–10:20AM EDT
Ranieri Marinari (ENEA), Pietro Maccari (ENEA), Alessandro Del Nevo (ENEA), Nicolò Badodi (Politecnico di Milano), Silvio Ceccuzzi (ENEA), Gianluca Camera (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II), Giuseppe Di Gironimo (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)
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