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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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India’s PFBR attains criticality at last
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed it “a proud moment for India” when on April 6 the 500-MWe, sodium-cooled Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved initial criticality. This milestone, which comes some 22 years after the continually delayed PFBR project began, marks India’s entrance into the second stage of its three-stage nuclear program, which has the ultimate goal of supporting the country’s nuclear power program with its significant thorium reserves.
Panel and Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics
Friday, April 14, 2023|3:10–4:30PM EDT|Student Union 262A
Session Chair:
Sean Kosslow (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Caitlyn Parsons (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Experiments of Helically Rifled Tubing Thermal Performance Using Additively Manufactured Test Sections for Molten Salt Applications
3:10–3:30PM EDT
Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Arturo Cabral (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Downwards Flow Boiling and Critical Heat Flux in a Square Channel
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Ethan H. Nicolls (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Nataly R. Panczyk (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Joseph L. Bottini (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Scaling Analysis of a Separate Effects Test Facility for Thermal Performance Investigations of Heat Transfer Enhancements Involving Molten Salt Applications
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Connor F. Donlan (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Arturo Cabral (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Investigation of Temperature Fluorescent Dye in Molten Salt for Laser Induced Fluorescence Applications
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Kara Wilke (TAMU), Joseph Seo (TAMU), Rodolfo Vaghetto (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
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