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Operations & Power
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.
Meeting Spotlight
Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES 2023)
December 10–14, 2023
New Orleans, LA|New Orleans Marriott
Standards Program
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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The development of modern nuclear reactor technologies relies heavily on complex software codes and computer simulations to support the design, construction, and testing of physical hardware systems. These tools allow for rigorous testing of theory and thorough verification of design under various use or transient power scenarios.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Friday, December 3, 2021|3:05–4:50PM EST |Columbia 10
Session Chair:
Subash L. Sharma
Alternate Chair:
Khaled Talaat (Univ. of New Mexico)
Session Organizer:
Dillon R. Shaver
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Assessment of Post-Accident Particle Agglomeration in an iPWR Containment Vessel
3:10–3:30PM EST
Rohan Biwalkar (Pittsburgh Technical), Sola Talabi (Pittsburgh Technical)
Summary
An Evaluation of Turbulent Penetration Length in the APR1000 Surge Line
3:30–3:50PM EST
Younglong Lee (KEPCO Engineering and Construction), Kun Woo Yi (KEPCO Engineering and Construction), Kyong In Ju (KEPCO Engineering and Construction)
A Numerical Verification of Conjugate Heat Transfer and Thermal Radiation Solvers
3:50–4:10PM EST
Dezhi Dai (ANL), Haomin Yuan (ANL)
Sensitivity Study to Investigate the Influence of Turbulence Closure Models on Estimated Shear Stresses on Rough Specimens Exposed to Flowing Molten Lead
4:10–4:30PM EST
Khaled Talaat (Univ. of New Mexico), Osman Anderoglu (Univ. of New Mexico)
Simulations of the Scaled Reactor Cavity Cooling System Experimental Facility with RELAP5/SCDAPSIM System Code
4:30–4:50PM EST
Mustafa Pehlivan (Texas A&M Univ.), Alessandro Vanni (Texas A&M Univ.), Rodolfo Vaghetto (Texas A&M Univ.), Yassin A. Hassan (Texas A&M Univ.)
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