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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Framatome signs contracts with Sizewell C
French nuclear developer Framatome is slated to deliver key equipment for Sizewell C Ltd.’s two large reactors planned for the United Kingdom’s Suffolk coast.
The agreement, reportedly worth multiple billions of euros, was announced this week and will involve Framatome from the design phase until commissioning. The company also agreed to a long-term fuel supply deal. Framatome is 80.5 percent owned by France’s EDF and 19.5 percent owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Friday, December 3, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EST |Columbia 12
Session Chair:
Xu Wu (NC State Univ.)
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Alternate Chair:
Igor Bolotnov (NC State Univ.)
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Surface Roughness Modeling for Transformational Challenge Reactor Fuel Form
10:05–10:25AM EST
Justin Weinmeister (ORNL)
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System-Level Simulation of the PBMR-400 Core with SAM
10:25–10:45AM EST
Zhiee Jhia Ooi (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL), Thanh Hua (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
CFD Investigation of Thermal Behavior of NBSR Thermal Shield Model Under Various Cooling Conditions
10:45–11:05AM EST
Manikanta Grandhi (Texas A&M Univ.-Kingsville), Xue Yang (Texas A&M Univ.-Kingsville)
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