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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Can hydrogen be the transportation fuel in an otherwise nuclear economy?
Let’s face it: The global economy should be powered primarily by nuclear power. And it probably will by the end of this century, with a still-significant assist from renewables and hydro. Once nuclear systems are dominant, the costs come down to where gas is now; and when carbon emissions are reduced to a small portion of their present state, it will become obvious that most other sources are only good in niche settings. I mean, why use small modular reactors to load-follow when they can just produce that power instead of buffering it?
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Thursday, November 19, 2020|12:15–2:00PM EST
Session Chair:
Kristin Stolte
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin Martin
Session Organizer:
Vladimir Sobes
Staff Producer:
Kathy Murdoch (American Nuclear Society)
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Calculated Influence of a Niobium Reflector in Plutonium Systems
Tracy E. Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC)
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Preparation for Electrolytic Dissolution at H-Canyon
Joshua Butler (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), Tracy E. Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC)
Molecular Dynamics and Thermal Scattering Law Analysis of Liquid Hydrogen Fluoride
Tanvir Ahmed (North Carolina State University), Cole A. Manring (North Carolina State University), Ayman I. Hawari (North Carolina State University)
Impact of the Graphite Thermal Scattering Law on Criticality Calculations
Nina C. Sorrell (North Carolina State University), Cole A. Manring (North Carolina State University), Ayman I. Hawari (North Carolina State University)
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