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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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NRC’s David Wright visits the Hill and more NRC news
Wright
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the spotlight today for three very different reasons. First, NRC Chair David Wright was on Capitol Hill yesterday for his renomination hearing in front of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee. Second, the NRC released its updated milestone schedules according to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) and the executive orders signed by President Trump last month; and third, as reported by Reuters on Tuesday, 28 former NRC officials have condemned the dismissal of Commissioner Hanson earlier this month.
Renomination: EPW Committee chair Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R., W.Va.) opened the hearing with a statement praising Wright’s experience and emphasized the urgency of stable leadership at the NRC.
“China is executing a rapid build-out of its nuclear industry,” Capito said. “The demand for clean, baseload power is skyrocketing as we position America to win the AI race.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|12:30–2:15PM EST |Columbia 11
Session Chairs:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Sola Talabi (Pittsburgh Technical)
Alternate Chair:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Aaron S. Epiney (INL)
This session will include presentations of the technical papers listed below, and the winner of NISD's 2021 Tommy Thompson award, Karl Fleming, will be recognized for his outstanding contributions to the enhancement of nuclear installations safety.
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Reliability of Cascade Failure of Heat Pipes in Micro Modular Reactors
12:35–12:55PM EST
Eunseo So (INL), Man Cheol Kim (Chung-Ang Univ.)
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Pathway to Resolving Gaps in Advanced Reactor Mechanistic Source Term
12:55–1:15PM EST
Shayan Shahbazi (ANL), David Grabaskas (ANL)
Enabling Nuclear Deployment in Locations Without Robust Regulatory Institutions Through Technology-Enhanced Regulatory Frameworks
1:15–1:35PM EST
Rohan Biwalkar (Pittsburgh Technical), Sola Talabi (Pittsburgh Technical)
Task Analysis for Human Reliability Analysis of Startup and Shutdown Operation
1:35–1:55PM EST
Woo Seok Jo (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science and Technology), Seung Jun Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute of Science & Technology)
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