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.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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
Sep 2025
Jan 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
September 2025
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
October 2025
Latest News
A wave of new U.S.-U.K. deals ahead of Trump’s state visit
President Trump will arrive in the United Kingdom this week for a state visit that promises to include the usual pomp and ceremony alongside the signing of a landmark new agreement on U.S.-U.K. nuclear collaboration.
Technical Session|Methods
Tuesday, April 23, 2024|1:30–3:15PM PDT|Franciscan D
Session Chair:
Scott P. Palmtag
Session Organizer:
This session contains 4 papers related to current activities for analyzing OECD/NEA TVA WB1 Benchmark. The session will begin with a 20 minute introduction to the benchmark, and the first paper will be presented at 1:50pm PDT.
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
VERA Solution to the Watts Bar Benchmark Problem
1:50–2:10PM PDT
Scott Palmtag (NCSU), Khaldoon Al-Dawood (NCSU), Andrew Godfrey (Veracity Nuclear)
Paper
NEA/OECD TVA Watts Bar Unit 1 Multi-Physics Multi-Cycle Depletion Benchmark with CASMO5 and SIMULATE5
2:10–2:30PM PDT
Emiliya L. Georgieva (Studsvik Scandpower), Tamer Bahadir (Studsvik Scandpower)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees)
Attachment — BIO
Variability Due to Nuclear Data Applied to the Watts Bar Unit 1 Benchmark with CASMO5/SIMULATE5 Code Sequence
2:30–2:50PM PDT
S. Bonthoux (IRSN), J. Taforeau (IRSN)
Presented by Franck Bernard (IRSN)
First Steps of the ANTARES Validation with TVA Watts Bar Unit 1 Cycle 1 Benchmark
2:50–3:10PM PDT
F. Bernard (IRSN), S. Bonthoux (IRSN), M. Forestier (IRSN), G. Girault (IRSN), A. Sargeni (IRSN), J. Taforeau (IRSN)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.