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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
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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 2025 ANS election results are in!
Spring marks the passing of the torch for American Nuclear Society leadership. During this election cycle, ANS members voted for the newest vice president/president-elect, treasurer, and six board of director positions (four U.S., one non-U.S., one student). New professional division leadership was also decided on in this election, which opened February 25 and closed April 15. About 21 percent of eligible members of the Society voted—a similar turnout to last year.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Acacia
Session Chair:
Jenna Payne (DOE-NE)
Alternate Chair:
Julie Jacobson (NEUP/INL)
Session Organizer:
Andrew E. Thomas (INL)
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Cyber-Secure Network Architecture for Nuclear Power Plants
3:15–3:35PM MST
David Arnold (Illinois Institute of Technology), Jafar Saniie (Illinois Institute of Technology)
Paper
Deconvolving of Strain from Fiber Optic Sensor Measurements at Elevated Temperatures
3:35–3:55PM MST
Alastair B. Luna (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mark Anderson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Development of a Quantum-Based Cyber-Physical Testbed for Secure Communications in Nuclear Reactor Environments
3:55–4:15PM MST
Vasileios Theos (Purdue), Konstantinos Gkouliaras (Purdue), True Miller (Purdue), Brian Jowers (Purdue), Ryan Smith (Purdue), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue)
Developing a High-Fidelity Benchmark of the AGN-201M Under NEUP 21-24360
4:15–4:35PM MST
Rowdy Davis (Univ. New Mexico), Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico), Forrest B. Brown (Univ. New Mexico), Robert D. Busch (Univ. New Mexico), Carl Willis (Univ. New Mexico), Larry L. Wetzel (LL Wetzel), Shawn J. Henderson (Sandia)
Integral Benchmark Evaluation of Zero-Power Tests and Multi-Cycle Depletion Experimental Data of TVA WB1 Cycles 1-3
4:35–4:55PM MST
T. Albagami (NCSU), P. Rouxelin (NCSU), S. Palmtag (NCSU), M. Avramova (NCSU), K. Ivanov (NCSU)
Utilizing Long Short Term Memory Networks in an Autoencoder for Anomaly Detection for Thermal Mixing in a Water Loop
4:55–5:15PM MST
Alexandra Akins (NCSU), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
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