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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.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2022)
August 7–10, 2022
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
Standards Program
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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Carbon value: Lifetime extensions of nuclear reactors could save billions in climate mitigation costs
On the road to achieving net-zero by midcentury, low- or no-carbon energy sources that slash carbon dioxide emissions are critical weapons. Nevertheless, the role of nuclear energy—the single largest source of carbon-free electricity—remains uncertain.
Nuclear energy, which provides 20 percent of the electricity in the United States, has been a constant, reliable, carbon-free source for nearly 50 years. But our fleet of nuclear reactors is aging, with more than half of the 92 operating reactors across 29 states at or over 40 years old—the length of the original operating licenses issued to the power plants. While some reactors have been retired prematurely, there are two options for those that remain: retire them or renew their license.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 17, 2022|1:30–3:15PM EDT|Brighton III/IV
Session Chair:
Mathieu Dupont
Alternate Chair:
Germina Ilas
Session Organizer:
John D. Bess
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Evaluating the X2 Initial Core Zero Power Physics Tests with Serpent-Ants
Ville Valtavirta (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Unna Lauranto (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Antti Rintala (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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Feynman-α Analysis Using BGO Gamma-Ray Detector in UTR-KINKI Reactor
Masaki Goto (Kindai Univ.), Tadafumi Sano (Kindai Univ.), Kunihiro Nakajima (Kindai Univ.), Takashi Kanda (Kindai Univ.), Atsushi Sakon (Kindai Univ.), Kengo Hashimoto (Kindai Univ.)
Validation of MPACT BWR Capabilities Against Critical Experiments
Yuxuan Liu (Univ. Michigan), Daniel Jabaay (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Kang Seog Kim (ORNL)
Simulation of SPND Beta-Current in AP1000 Core
Ruizhi Shao (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Liangzhi Cao (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Yunzhao Li (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Fengwei Si (Sanmen Nuclear Power Co.), Tengfei Hao (Sanmen Nuclear Power Co.), Chao Du (Sanmen Nuclear Power Co.), Wan Chenghui (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
Presented by Wei Shen (Xi'an Jiaotong Univ.)
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