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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.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Argonne researching “climate-ready” nuclear plant design
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have partnered with Washington state–based Energy Northwest to look at alternative ways to cool nuclear reactors as climate change impacts relied-upon water sources.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD|Cosponsored by RPSD
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Sonoran 1
Session Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Alternate Chair:
Sunil Chirayath (TAMU)
Session Organizer:
Aaron S. Epiney
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Achieving a Seismic Risk Target for a Seismically Isolated Advanced Reactor
10:00–10:20AM MST
Ching-Ching Yu (Univ. Buffalo), Benjamin M. Carmichael (Southern Co.), Jason P. Redd (Southern Co.), Brandon M. Chisholm (Southern Co.), Mark W. Peres (Peres Engineering), Brian I. Song (Kairos Power), Matthew Denman (Kairos Power), Chandrakanth Bolisetti (INL), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. Buffalo)
Paper
Summary of 2020 Common-Cause Failure Parameter Update for U.S. Commercial Operating Nuclear Power Plants
10:20–10:40AM MST
Zhegang Ma (INL)
Comparison of Safety and Security Risk of a Research Reactor with Accident Probability Analysis
10:40–11:00AM MST
Joeun Lee (Purdue), Shraddha Rane (Purdue), Theodore Thomas (Purdue), Jason T. Harris (Purdue)
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