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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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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
Thursday, August 24, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 2
Session Chair:
Takanori Kajihara (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Kurshad Muftuoglu (EPRI)
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Economic Evaluation of Electricity Supply and Storage in Energy Poor Region Using Microreactor and Two-Step Water Splitting Method
9:00–9:20AM EDT
SeockYong Lee (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology), Su Won Lee (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology), UngJin Na (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology), HangJin Jo (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology)
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Integrated Energy System Model in OpenModelica for Producing Energy, Powering a Desalination Plant and for District Heating
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Md Akhlak Bin Aziz (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Caleb Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), CT Callaway (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Data Projection of the High Temperature Electrolysis System in the Dynamic Energy Transport and Integration Laboratory Using Dynamic System Scaling
9:40–10:00AM EDT
Ramon Yoshiura (INL), Jiangkai Peng (INL), Aaron Epiney (INL)
Presented by Zachary Ketrow (Oregon State)
Partial Arc Admission in an SMR Steam Turbine to Improve Load Following: Model Benchmark, Thermal-Hydraulic Mechanism Analysis and Application Case in a Full Rankine Cycle
10:00–10:20AM EDT
G. Vescovi (CEA), N. Alpy (CEA), D. Haubensack (CEA), C. Azzaro-Pantel (Univ. Toulouse), P. Stouffs (Univ. Pau et des Pays de l'Adour), A. Charvet (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon)
