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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.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Ukrainian nuclear innovator competition winners announced
For the second consecutive year, the Ukrainian Nuclear Society (UkrNS) held its Nuclear Innovators competition, was organized in partnership with ANS and other leading institutions in the nuclear sector worldwide. The two winners were announced on May 7.
Technical Session|Methods
Wednesday, April 24, 2024|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Franciscan D
Session Chair:
Emily R. Shemon
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Guillaume Giudicelli (INL)
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Initial Steps in a Serpent-McStas Two-Way Coupling and its Potential Applications at FRM II
10:15–10:35AM PDT
D. Bonete Wiese (Technische Univ. Munchen), C. Hauf (Technische Univ. Munchen), C. Reiter (Technische Univ. Munchen)
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Full Core Calculation for FRM II with Serpent 2 and Ansys CFX
10:35–10:55AM PDT
Kaltrina Shehu (Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz), Christian Reiter (Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz)
Development of High-Fidelity Multi-Physics Platform JAMPAN
10:55–11:15AM PDT
Kenichi Tada (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Ryoichi Kondo (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Tomohiro Kamiya (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Taku Nagatake (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Ayako Ono (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Yasunobu Nagaya (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Hiroyuki Yoshida (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Recent Advanced Reactor Multiphysics Model Highlights in the Virtual Test Bed (VTB)
11:15–11:35AM PDT
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL), Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Samuel Walker (INL), Emily Shemon (ANL), Hansol Park (ANL), Yiqi Yu (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL)
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