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Division Spotlight
Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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Report touts lessons from era of nuclear waste negotiator
As the Department of Energy embarks on its consent-based process for siting a geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, a new report from the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA highlights relevant lessons from the federal government’s now defunct Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator.
Established under Title IV of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, the office, an independent agency within the executive branch, was primarily active from 1990 to 1995. Its role was to engage with state and tribal governments to find an acceptable and suitable host site for a repository.
The full report, Lessons from the Nuclear Waste Negotiator Era of the 1990s for Today’s Consent-Based Siting Efforts, is now available online. Its executive summary is available here.
Educational Session|Panel|Sponsored by Plant Reliability
Tuesday, August 8, 2023|1:30–3:00PM EDT|Banyan 2
Knowledge Manager:
Cameron Khanpour
Where are we headed as an industry to ensure that plants are resilient to changing climate conditions and the increasing number of climate events impacting operations? This session will discuss climate resiliency topics including: where INPO is with development of their climate resiliency principles document, tools that EPRI has developed for utilities to begin assessing climate vulnerabilities, and approaches taken by utility and next steps to address vulnerabilities. Additionally, TVA will present a recent example of plant operation impacts due to eelgrass ingress caused by changing environmental conditions. Participants: TVA, [EPRI], [INPO], [Xcel]
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