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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE secretary and New York congressman call for reopening of Indian Point
Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.) at the site of the closed Indian Point nuclear power plant on Friday, March 6, as Lawler called for the reopening of the facility. He emphasized that the shutdown of the plant in 2021 has led to higher electricity costs for the people of New York state and increased strain on the state’s electric grid.
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics
Saturday, April 18, 2026|10:45–11:45AM CDT|RUDR 410
Session Chair:
Axel Batres (Texas A&M University)
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Investigation of Reynolds Number Impact on Twisted Tape Inserts using Large Eddy Simulations
10:45–11:05AM CDT
Gavin Standish (Virginia Commonwealth University), Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth University), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth University)
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Uncertainty from Constant-fluid-properties Approximation in the Homogenous Equilibrium Model
11:05–11:25AM CDT
Sami M. AlZahrani (The Ohio State University), Taiyang Zhang (The Ohio State University)
Laminar to Turbulent Transition in Hexagonal Rod Bundles
11:25–11:45AM CDT
Dade R. George (Pennsylvania State University), Luiz C. Aldeia Machado (Pennsylvania State University), Carolina da Silva Bourdot Dutra (Pennsylvania State University), Elia Merzari (Pennsylvania State University)
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