ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Jun 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
July 2026
Nuclear Technology
June 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
May 2026
Latest News
INL reports findings on unusual quantum behavior of plutonium
Scientists at Idaho National Laboratory have discovered that plutonium hexaboride (PuB6) displays a type of unusual quantum property called a topological Kondo insulating state. Materials with this property are neither typical electricity conductors nor regular insulators. Rather, they have exterior surfaces that strongly conduct electricity and interiors that block electricity.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Sonoran 6
Session Chair:
Donna P. Guillen (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Sunming Qin (INL)
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Experimental Study of the Thermal Behavior of Sodium Heat Pipe with Liquid Overfilling
3:15–3:35PM MST
Dong Hun Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Paper
Steady-State Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of a Quarter-Core Liquid Metal-Hydride Cooled Microreactor
3:35–3:55PM MST
Kaeley Stevens (Oregon State), Izabela Gutowska (Oregon State), Derick Botha (NuScale Power)
Using PIRT to Accelerate the Development of High Temperature Heat Pipe for eVinci Micro-Reactor
3:55–4:15PM MST
Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael J. Patterson (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael A. Shockling (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Design Optimization of Gap Distance for the Annular Wick Heat Pipe
4:15–4:35PM MST
Joseph Seo (TAMU), Daegeun Kim (TAMU), Hansol Kim (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)