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DOE lists five stories to watch in 2021
Despite all the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. nuclear energy community pulled out some big wins in 2020, and this year could be even bigger, according to the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy.
From deep space exploration on Mars to a historic new reactor coming online in Waynesboro, Ga., 2021 will be a record-breaking year for the industry—both good and potentially bad.
Find the full details on the DOE-NE website.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Thursday, November 19, 2020|1:30–3:15PM (2:30–4:15PM EST)
Session Chair:
Shripad T. Revankar
Alternate Chair:
Subash L. Sharma
Session Organizer:
Seungjin Kim
Staff Producer:
Erica McGowan (American Nuclear Society)
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CFD Analysis of the HTGR Reactor Response to Depressurization Accidents
Shripad T. Revankar (Purdue University), Navneeth Srinivasan (Indian Institute of Techynology Madras)
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CFD Simulation of the LBE Loop in the Hybrid Fast and Thermal Subcritical Testbed
Ran Kong (Purdue University), Seungjin Kim (Purdue University), Robert N. Wahlen (Niowave, Inc.), Terry L. Grimm (Niowave, Inc.)
CFD ANALYSIS OF XENON-135 REMOVAL FROM MOLTEN SALT REACTORS BY HELIUM GAS BUBBLES
Anthony G. Bowers (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Subash L. Sharma (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Maureen A. Howley (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
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