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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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Webinar: MC&A and safety in advanced reactors in focus
Towell
Russell
Prasad
The American Nuclear Society’s Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division recently hosted a webinar on updating material control and accounting (MC&A) and security regulations for the evolving field of advanced reactors.
Moderator Shikha Prasad (CEO, Srijan LLC) was joined by two presenters, John Russell and Lester Towell, who looked at how regulations that were historically developed for traditional light water reactors will apply to the next generation of nuclear technology and what changes need to be made.
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|8:00–9:50AM CDT|Madison Ballroom
Session Chair:
Monica Gehrig
Alternate Chair:
Juliana Pacheco Duarte (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Session Organizer:
Paul P. Wilson
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MHD Analysis of Dual Coolant Lead Lithium Blanket for Spherical Tokamak Advanced Reactor
8:00–8:25AM CDT
D. Gupta (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), A. Brooks (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), T. Brown (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), A. Khodak (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), B. Linn (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), J. Menard (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
Paper
Numerical Simulation of High Hartmann Number Liquid Metal Flows in Fusion Devices
8:25–8:45AM CDT
A. Khodak (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), D. Gupta (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), R. Maingi (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
Investigation of Anchor Link Magnetohydrodynamic Effects in Toroidally Symmetric Lead-Lithium Blanket Concept
8:45–9:05AM CDT
Yuqiao Fan (ORNL), Sergey Smolentsev (Univ. California, Los Angeles)
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