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2020 ANS Virtual Winter Meeting
November 16–19, 2020
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Brouillette: Nuclear should be part of California’s energy problem solution
Brouillette
In an op-ed published on September 25 in the Orange County Register, Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette decryed the state of California’s handling of its energy crisis.
Brouillette criticized state leaders for championing a 100 percent renewable energy plan that ignores nuclear and natural gas. He also found fault with the plan to prematurely close the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|1:40–3:20PM (2:40–4:20PM EST)
The session will be available to join at 1:10PM (2:10PM EST).
Session Chair:
Kevin R. Robb
Alternate Chair:
Dillon R. Shaver
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Thermophysical Property Measurements of Molten Salts: Perspectives on Fuel and Irradiated Salts
Ryan C. Gallagher (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Nick Russell (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Alex Martin (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), N. Dianne B. Ezell (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Simulation and Analysis of a Prototypical Xenon Removal System
Jiaqi Chen (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Caleb S. Brooks (University of Illinois)
Design Overview of the Facility to Alleviate Salt Technology Risks (FASTR)
Kevin R. Robb (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Seth Baird (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Padhraic L. Mulligan (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Wall Effects on the Salt Melting Process for MSR Freeze Plugs
Tomio Okawa (The University of Electro-Communications), Tatsuya Tokushima (The University of Electro-Communications), Indarta K. Aji (The University of Electro-Communications), Muhammad Ilham (The University of Electro-Communications)
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