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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
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver 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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EnergySolutions to help explore advanced reactor development in Utah
Utah-based waste management company EnergySolutions announced that it has signed a memorandum of understating with the Intermountain Power Agency and the state of Utah to explore the development of advanced nuclear power generation at the Intermountain Power Project (IPP) site near Delta, Utah.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Thursday, November 19, 2020|12:15–2:00PM EST
Session Chair:
Padhraic L. Mulligan
Alternate Chair:
Brenden J. Heidrich
Session Organizer:
Jamie B. Coble
Staff Producer:
Susan Gallier (American Nuclear Society)
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Temperature Sensor Response Time Testing in Transient Steam Environments of Small Modular Reactors
Brent D. Shumaker (AMS Corporation), Brian Arnholt (NuScale), Shawn N. Tyler (AMS Corporation), Edwin Riggsbee (AMS Corporation), Alexander H. Hashemian (AMS Corporation)
Paper
Theoretical Model and Analysis of Wireless LVDT-Based Sensor in a Nuclear Reactor
Daniel M. Wachs (Idaho National Laboratory), Pattrick Calderoni (INL), Kurt Davis (Idaho National Laboratory), Austin D. Fleming (Idaho National Laboratory), Heng Ban (University of Pittsburgh), Jerry Potts (University of Pittsburgh), Yuan Gao (University of Pittsburgh)
Static Analysis of Eddy Current Flow Meter for Galinstan Flow Measurement
Heng Ban (University of Pittsburgh), Cetin Unal (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Osman Anderoglu (University of New Mexico), Brady Cameron (University of Pittsburgh), Gregory Kinzler (University of Pittsburgh)
Sensitivity Analysis of Mutual Inductance Level Sensor in Lead Environment
Heng Ban (University of Pittsburgh), Cetin Unal (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Osman Anderoglu (University of New Mexico), Teddy Kent (Argonne National Laboratory), Gregory Kinzler (University of Pittsburgh), Brady Cameron (University of Pittsburgh)
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