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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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2022 ANS Annual Meeting
June 12–16, 2022
Anaheim, CA|Anaheim Hilton
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Majority of Americans favor new nuclear plants
Pollster Scott Rasmussen reports that 53 percent of American voters support the construction of new nuclear power plants in the United States, while 31 percent oppose new plants. He further reports that 21 percent strongly favor and 14 percent strongly oppose new nuclear facilities.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Friday, December 3, 2021|12:00–1:45PM (1:00–2:45PM EST)|Columbia 11
Session Chair:
Bob Martin
Alternate Chair:
Arturo Cabral
Session Organizer:
Lander Ibarra
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SAM Code Validation of Natural Convection in Molten Salt
12:05–12:25PM (1:05–1:25PM EST)
Jadyn Reis (Texas A&M Univ.), Michael Gorman (Texas A&M Univ.), Brent Hollrah (Texas A&M Univ.), Rodolfo Vaghetto (Texas A&M Univ.), Yassin Hassan (Texas A&M Univ.)
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Validation Effort for the OSU HTTF PG-28 Test Using RELAP5-3D
12:25–12:45PM (1:25–1:45PM EST)
Joshua K. Halsted (Oregon State Univ.), Izabela Gutowska (Oregon State Univ.)
Preliminary Analysis of Journal Bearings for Molten Salt Pumps
12:45–1:05PM (1:45–2:05PM EST)
Yuqi Liu (Univ. of New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. of New Mexico)
Preliminary Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis for Heat Pipe Irradiation Test in the MIT Reactor
1:05–1:25PM (2:05–2:25PM EST)
Aaron S. Epiney (INL), David M. Carpenter (MIT), Justin Johnson (INL)
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