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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.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC dockets construction permit for Dow, X-energy SMR
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build an X-energy small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas.
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Advanced Modeling Applications
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Zeses Karoutas (Westinghouse)
Alternate Chair:
Andrew Godfrey (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Staff Producer:
William Dawn (NC State Univ.)
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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)
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)
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)
Catawba 2 CRUD Risk Assessment
Travis Lange (Idaho National Laboratory)
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