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Evaluation of VERA Transient Capability for Analyzing PWR Control Rod Ejection Accident

Vefa N. Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Company)

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CTF Improvements through the CFD-Informed Sub-Channel Hi2Lo Process

Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Company), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Company), Robert K. Salko (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

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CASL VERA Applications to Departure from Nucleate Boiling Challenge Problem

Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC), Vefa N. Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Company), Yiban Xu (Westinghouse Electric Company), Robert K. Salko (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

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Neutronics and CRUD Analyses of the NuScale Small Modular Reactor

Travis Lange (Idaho National Laboratory), Azat Galimov (NuScale Power LLC), Jim Eller (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kenny Epperson (Epperson Engineering), Andrew Godfrey (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Larry Linik (NuScale Power LLC)

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Catawba 2 CRUD Risk Assessment

Travis Lange (Idaho National Laboratory)

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