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Operations & Power
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.
Meeting Spotlight
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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Another building prepares to come down at Oak Ridge’s Y-12 complex
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said that crews with the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its cleanup contractor UCOR are preparing to demolish another deteriorating Manhattan Project–era building at the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics
Friday, April 5, 2024|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Reber Room 135
Session Chair:
John J. Acierno (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Casey Emler (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Carolina Dutra (Penn State University)
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Modeling of NuScale Small Modular Reactor Using MELCOR for Steady-State and Transient Conditions
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Grace Ejnik (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mohammad A. Allaf (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Juliana P. Duarte (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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Analyzing Pre/Post-CHF Heat Transfer Regimes in a Boiling Water Channel Using TRACE
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Colin Smith (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mohammad A. Allaf (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Juliana P. Duarte (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Comparison of Fiber Optic Temperature Sensors and Thermocouples at Sodium Heat Pipe Operating Temperatures
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Scout H. Bucks (Penn State), Christopher T. Balbier (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
Experimental Study on Single- and Two-Phase Flows Pressure Drop in a U-bend
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Alicja Stoppel (Purdue), Zhengting Quan (Purdue), Seungjin Kim (Purdue)
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