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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NWMO chooses vendors for Canadian repository
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected five companies it is to work with to design and plan the organization’s proposed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. As the owner of the project, the NWMO will be working with WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada, and Kinectrics.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2024)
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Coral A
Session Chair:
Igor Bolotnov (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Victor Habiyaremye (NRG)
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Improved Heat Transfer Modeling in a Channel Flow with Rough Surfaces Using Wall Functions
10:00–10:20AM EST
V. Habiyaremye (Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group), A Math.ur (Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group), F. Roelofs (Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group), J.W.R. Peeters (Delft Univ. Technology)
Paper
Pressure-Corrected Wall Functions for the k - τ RANS Model in Nek5000
10:20–10:40AM EST
Nadish Saini (ANL), Ananias Tomboulides (Aristotle Univ., Thessaloniki), Dillon Shaver (ANL), Aleksandr Obabko (ANL)
Numerical Investigation of Turbulent Flow Through an Orifice Plate at $Re \approx 10^6$: A RANS-Based Methodology for Predicting Discharge Coefficients with ISO 5167 Uncertainty
10:40–11:00AM EST
Pascal Borel (EDF), Sofiane Benhamadouche (EDF), Didier Boldo (EDF)
Free Surface Steam-Interface Heat Transfer Model with a Wall Function that takes Roughness into Account
11:00–11:20AM EST
Bruno Raverdy (CEA)
URANS Computations of Nakamura et al. Dead Branch Configuration -- Evaluation of the Velocity Field Predictions
11:20–11:40AM EST
Sofiane Benhamadouche (EDF)
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