ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Division Spotlight
Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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!
Latest Magazine Issues
Jun 2022
Jan 2022
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
July 2022
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
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
Monday, May 16, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM EDT|Fountainview
Session Chair:
Brendan M. Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Alternate Chair:
Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL)
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Transient Analysis of a Micro-Reactor Using the DireWolf Code Suite
Nathan Roskoff (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vefa Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Alex Levinsky (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vincent Laboure (INL), Jackson Harter (INL), Adam Zabriskie (INL), Lise Charlot (INL)
Summary
XE-100 Modeling and Simulation for Neutronic Analysis in MCNP6.2
Austin Carter (INL), Travis Lange (INL), Paolo Balestra (INL), Gerhard Strydom (INL), Sonat Sen (X-Energy), Raymond Wang (X-Energy)
Multiphysics Analysis System for Heat Pipe Cooled Micro Reactors Employing PRAGMA-OpenFOAM-ANLHTP
Jaeuk Im (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Myung Jin Jeong (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Namjae Choi (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Kyung Min Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Han Gyu Joo (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Hyoung Kyu Cho (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Stability Margin Analysis of the Holos-Quad Microreactor Design
Shai Kinast (Nuclear Research Center Negev), Claudio Filippone (HolosGen), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
