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Division Spotlight
Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
Meeting Spotlight
Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES 2023)
December 10–14, 2023
New Orleans, LA|New Orleans Marriott
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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The spirit of international cooperation
Ken Petersenpresident@ans.org
This September, I was fortunate to be in Vienna as a delegate to the 67th International Atomic Energy Agency’s General Conference. I will admit, it was strange at first to be in another country while listening to the U.S. Departments of State, Energy, and Commerce all discuss the positive aspects of nuclear and its international influence, but it was a great experience, especially hearing firsthand the enthusiasm of the secretary of energy.
Delegations from Ghana and the Philippines provided an excellent perspective from countries new to nuclear and embracing it. The Philippines’ representative spoke of the many islands that currently depend on diesel generators to provide power, and the need to replace them. A microreactor would be able to replace the generators and provide clean energy for decades. He also talked about how his country had to ship raw metal ore to China for smelting, and how a larger nuclear plant provides the power to smelt their own ore, improving their market. The Ghanian delegation spoke of their interest in nuclear power and small modular reactor technology and how they believe SMRs will provide their industries with safe, reliable power.
Senior Advisory Board Members
Tunc Aldemir
The Ohio State University
USA
Carol S. Smidts
Paul Amico
Jensen Hughes
Steven Arndt
ORNL
Bob Budnitz
LBNL (Retired)
Fernando Ferrante
EPRI
Katrina Groth
University of Maryland at College Park
Zahra Mohagheh
University of Illinois
Curtis Smith
INL
Mehdi Reisi-Fard
NRC
Huyn Gook Kang
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Matt Denman
Kairos Power
Dave Grabaskas
ANL
Kevin O’Kula
Nuclear Safety Consultant
Enrique Droguett
University of Chile
Chile
Marina Röwekamp
GRS GmbH
Germany
Man Cheol Kim
KAERI
Korea
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Organization
Country
Enrico Zio
Politecnico di Milano
Italy
JinKyun Park
Luca Podofillini
Paul Scherrer Institute
Switzerland
Matthew Degonish
Callaway
Richard Denning
Retired
Samantha Sabatino
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Andrea Maioli
Westinghouse Electric Company
Andrew Whittaker
University at Buffalo
Ben Chen
Argonne National Laboratory
Bob Youngblood
Idaho National Laboratory
Carol Smidts
Claudia Picoco
EDF
Cory Ball
Curtis L. Smith
David S. Grabaskas
Dong-San Kim
Enrique Meléndez-Asensio
Consejo de Seguridad de Nuclear (CSN)
SPAIN
Eric A. Thornsbury
Fan Zhang
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gabriel Georgescu
IRSN
France
Hyun Gook Kang
Devi Kompella
India
Joomyung V Lee
North Carolina State University
Ken Kiper
Kevin Coyne
Chung-Ang University
Manuel Pellissetti
Framatome
Marko Cepin
University of Ljubljana
Slovenia
Michelle Bensi
University of Maryland
Mohamed Hibti
Muhammed Modarres
Nathan Siu
NRC_Retired
Ronald L. Boring
Sai Zhang
Seung Jun Lee
Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology
Stephen Hess
Steven Prescott
Svetlana Lawrence
Todd V Paulos
NASA
Vaibhav Yadav
Valentin Rychkov
Vincent Paglioni
Colorado State University
Xiaoyu Zheng
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Japan
Xingang Zhao
Yunfei Zhao
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