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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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India’s PFBR attains criticality at last
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed it “a proud moment for India” when on April 6 the 500-MWe, sodium-cooled Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved initial criticality. This milestone, which comes some 22 years after the continually delayed PFBR project began, marks India’s entrance into the second stage of its three-stage nuclear program, which has the ultimate goal of supporting the country’s nuclear power program with its significant thorium reserves.
Technical Session|Panel|Panel Sessions|Fundamental Thermal Hydraulics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 11/12
Session Chair:
Stephen M. Bajorek
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Philippe M. Bardet
Validation of thermal-hydraulic codes for system design and safety analysis is dependent on applicable and appropriately scaled experimental data. There are several scaling methodologies for justifying the use of data from small-scale facilities for simulation of large-scale reactor systems. These methods continue to be improved and extended to new situations. This panel will discuss the "art of scaling" and progress in development of scaling methods.
Jose Reyes
NuScale Power
Kumar Rohatgi
BNL
Fulvio Mascari
ENEA
Seth Cadell
Kairos Power
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