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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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ANS designates Armour Research Foundation Reactor as Nuclear Historic Landmark
The American Nuclear Society presented the Illinois Institute of Technology with a plaque last week to officially designate the Armour Research Foundation Reactor a Nuclear Historic Landmark, following the Society’s decision to confer the status onto the reactor in September 2024.
Technical Session|Special Topics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Gunston East/West
Session Chair:
Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Alternate Chair:
Graham Macpherson (FNC)
Session Organizer:
Jun Liao
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CFD Modelling of Lead Solidification and Natural Convection for the Westinghouse Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor
3:30–3:50PM EDT
D. Wilson (Univ. Manchester), H. Iacovides (Univ. Manchester), E. Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), P. Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), S.J. Lee (Fauske & Assoc.)
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CFD and STH Thermal-Hydraulic Analyses in Support of the CIRCE-THETIS Experimental Campaign
3:50–4:10PM EDT
P. Stefanini (Univ. Pisa), A. Pucciarelli (Univ. Pisa), N. Forgione (Univ. Pisa), I. Di Piazza (ENEA Brasimone R.C.)
CFD Analysis of the Passive Heat Removal System in the Conceptual Design Phase of the Westinghouse Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor Under Air Cooling Conditions
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Aidan Wimshurst (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), Graham Macpherson (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), Rhodri Watkins (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), Carolyn Howlett (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Cory Stansbury (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Megan Durse (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Richard Wright (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Marco Caramello (Ansaldo Nucleare)
Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of a Representative Westinghouse Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor Fuel Bundle Using CFD
4:30–4:50PM EDT
D. Wilson (Univ. Manchester), H. Iacovides (Univ. Manchester), E. Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), C. Stansbury (Westinghouse Electric Co.), P. Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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