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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
2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott 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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Deep Isolation validates its disposal canister for TRISO spent fuel
Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation announced it has successfully completed Project PUCK, a government-funded initiative to demonstrate the feasibility and potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System (UCS) to manage TRISO spent nuclear fuel.
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)
Paper
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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