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Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Beyond the grid
Craig Piercycpiercy@ans.org
In this month’s issue of Nuclear News, readers will find coverage of the “other” areas where nuclear technology is pushing into new frontiers. From marine nuclear propulsion to nuclear systems that enable planetary exploration, the articles in these pages are a reminder that the influence of applied nuclear science extends far beyond the electric grid.
When many people hear the phrase “civil nuclear technology,” they still think first of power plants—an understandable association. Nuclear power has been one of the most reliable sources of large-scale electricity for decades. It is our storefront.
But nuclear technology has always been bigger than electrons.
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 18, 2022|1:30–3:15PM EDT|Fountainview
Session Chair:
Joshua Hykes (Studsvik Scandpower)
Alternate Chair:
Kimihiro Yokoi (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy)
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Multiscale Thermal Hydraulic Coupling Methods for Boiling Water Reactor Simulation
Aaron Graham (ORNL), Benjamin Collins (ORNL), Bob Salko (ORNL), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL)
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VERA BWR Progression Problems
Chase Lawing (NCSU), Scott Palmtag (NCSU), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL)
Preliminary Simulation Results of Peach Bottom Unit 2 Cycles 1 and 2 with MPACT
Sooyoung Choi (Univ. Michigan), Andrew Ward (Univ. Michigan), Aaron Graham (ORNL), Benjamin Collins (ORNL), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL)
Applicability of Neutronics Design Calculation Method for Axially Heterogeneous Core of RBWR (Resource-Renewable Boiling Water Reactor)
Kimihiro Yokoi (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Tetsushi Hino (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Kazuya Ishii (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Junichi Miwa (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Hideo Soneda (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Mikolaj Adam Kowalski (Univ. Cambridge), Eugene Shwageraus (Univ. Cambridge), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan), Sooyoung Choi (Univ. Michigan), Yuxuan Liu (Univ. Michigan), Yasunobu Nagaya (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
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