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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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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
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Sonoran 3
Session Chair:
Jun Liao
Alternate Chair:
Marilyn Delgado
Session Organizer:
Elia Merzari
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Assessment of Oxide Layer Growth Models for Research Reactor Design Demonstration Element
8:00–8:20AM MST
SuJong Yoon (INL), Mauricio E. Tano (INL), Cole M. Mueller (INL), Theron D. Marshall (INL)
Paper
Fluid-to-Fluid Scaling Analysis and Design for Reduced Integral Effect Test Facility of OPR1000
8:20–8:40AM MST
Do Yeong Lim (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Ji Hyun Kim (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Optimization of the Energy Conversion Cycle of a Heat Pipe-Cooled Micro Reactor for Space Applications
8:40–9:00AM MST
Luay M. Alawneh (TAMU), Faisal Aldebie (TAMU), Yassin Hassan (TAMU), Harold G. "Sonny" White (Limitless Space Institute)
Preliminary Third-Order Analysis of a Free Piston Stirling Engine
9:00–9:20AM MST
Phat Doan (Univ. New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
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