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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Geological work begins on Poland’s first nuclear plant
Project management firm Bechtel started site geological surveys for Poland’s first nuclear power plant project, the company announced on Wednesday.
Bechtel will conduct in-depth geological surveys at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in the Pomeranian municipality of Choczewo, in northern Poland. This is a key milestone for the country’s entry into nuclear power production, as the surveys will inform the suitability of the planned site.
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Radiation Transport Methods
Thursday, November 19, 2020|10:00–11:45AM EST
Session Chair:
Bill Martin (Univ. of Michigan)
Alternate Chair:
Tara Pandya (ORNL)
Track Organizer:
Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Staff Producer:
Nicholas Herring (Univ. of Michigan)
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Subgroup and MOC Performance Improvements in MPACT
Shane G. Stimpson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Benjamin Collins (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Yuxuan Liu (University of Michigan), Kevin Clarno (University of Texas), Brendan Kochunas (University of Michigan)
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Stability, Robustness, and Performance of CMFD in Whole Core Calculations
Brendan M. Kochunas (University of Michigan)
Utilizing Shift in VERA for Ex-Core Calculations
Tara M. Pandya (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Katherine E. Royston (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Thomas M. Evans (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
The Windowed Multipole Formalism and Applications to Uncertainty Quantification
Abdulla Alhajri (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Pablo P. Ducru (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Vladimir Sobes (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Benoit Forget (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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