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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
2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott 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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NRC discontinues spent fuel pool rulemaking
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is discontinuing its rulemaking activity, “Long-Term and Unattended Water Makeup of Spent Fuel Pools,” and denying a petition for rulemaking. The new rule, as requested by the petitioner, would have required nuclear power plant licensees to ensure that their spent nuclear fuel pools are capable of cooling and maintaining water levels during extended power outages.
Panel and Technical Session|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Friday, April 14, 2023|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Student Union 262B
Session Chair:
Jonathan Norman (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Hari Naicker (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Wetting Behavior of Molten Fluoride Salts on Graphite
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Lorenzo Vergari (UC-Berkeley), Zachary A. Falkowski (UC-Berkeley), Xin H. Ooi (CalTech), Raluca O. Scarlat (UC-Berkeley)
Paper
Application of Microcantilever Bending Tests to Local Fracture Toughness Determination in W-Ni-Fe Ductile-Phase Toughened Tungsten
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Ana V. Garcia Caraveo (Oregon State), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State), Ramprashad Prabhakaran (PNNL), Haag IV J. V. (PNNL), Wahyu Setyawan (PNNL)
Microstructural Characterization and Oxidation Testing of Arc-Melted Mini UB2 Ingots
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Jesus U. Facundo (The University of Texas at San Antonio), Katherine I. Montoya (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Thomas C. Kirtley (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Elizabeth S. Sooby (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
Study of Fuel Cladding Chemical Interaction (FCCI) in HT9 Cladded Metallic Fuels
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Arnold Pradhan (Univ. Idaho)
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