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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Former NRC commissioners lend support to efforts to eliminate mandatory hearings
A group of nine former nuclear regulatory commissioners sent a letter Wednesday to the current Nuclear Regulatory Commission members lending support to efforts to get rid of mandatory hearings in the licensing process, which should speed up the process by three to six months and save millions of dollars.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Sonoran 6
Session Chair:
Zhiee Jhia Ooi (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Vineet Kumar (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Xiaodong Sun
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Droplet-Capable Conductivity Probe (DCCP-4) in Annular Flows Within 1-Inch Pipe
8:00–8:20AM MST
Charie Tsoukalas (Purdue), Yang Zhao (Purdue), Constantine Tsoukalas (Purdue), Mamoru Ishii (Purdue)
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Effects of Liquid Viscosity on Friction Factors of Gas-Liquid Swirling Annular Flows in a Vertical Pipe
8:20–8:40AM MST
Ryoya Koto (Kobe Univ.), Ryo Kurimoto (Kobe Univ.), Kosuke Hayashi (Kobe Univ.), Akio Tomiyama (Kobe Univ.)
Effects of Upper and Lower Pipe Ends on Interfacial and Wall Friction Factors Under Counter-Current Flow Limitation in a Vertical Pipe
8:40–9:00AM MST
Masaki Yamashita (Kobe Univ.), Ryo Kurimoto (Kobe Univ.), Kosuke Hayashi (Kobe Univ.), Toshiya Takaki (Institute of Nuclear Safety System), Michio Murase (Institute of Nuclear Safety System), Akio Tomiyama (Kobe Univ.)
Investigation of Droplet Heat Transfer Using Optical Fiber Sensors
9:00–9:20AM MST
Bruno Pinheiro Serrao (Virginia Tech), Evelyn Washburn (Virginia Tech), Kyong Mo Kim (Univ. Michigan), Juliana Pacheco Duarte (Virginia Tech)
Tracking the Coalescence Front from Multi-Phase Visual Data of Transient Critical Heat Flux Experiments
9:20–9:40AM MST
Angelo Camargo (Oregon State), Guillaume Mignot (Oregon State), Trevor Howard (Oregon State), Aaron Weiss (Oregon State), Wade Marcum (Oregon State)
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