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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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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|1:00–2:45PM MST|Sonoran 6
Session Chair:
Haomin Yuan
Alternate Chair:
Jun Kim
Session Organizer:
Piyush Sabharwall
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Modeling of a Generic 200 MW Pebble Bed Reactor with SAM
1:00–1:20PM MST
Zhiee Jhia Ooi (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL), Thanh Hua (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
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MARS-KS Analysis of SMART100 for Thermal Energy Storage Integration
1:20–1:40PM MST
Jung Jin Bang (FNC Technology), Seong-Su Jeon (FNC Technology), Young Seok Bang (FNC technology), Keon Yeup Kim (FNC technology), Young Suk Bang (FNC technology)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) High Temperature Test Facility (HTTF) Thermal-Hydraulics Benchmark: Proposed Exercises
1:40–2:00PM MST
A. Epiney (INL), G. Strydom (INL), R. Kile (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), M. Tano Retamales (INL), S. Yoon (INL), C. Mueller (INL), I. Gutowska (Oregon State), T. Hua (ANL), J. Fang (ANL), H. Yuan (ANL), L. Zou (ANL), K. Podila (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), X. Huang (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), Q. Chen (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), T. Jafri (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), G. Waddington (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), P. Pfeiffer (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), C. Li (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
MELCOR Simulations of a FLiBe Natural Circulation Loop
2:00–2:20PM MST
N. Garstka (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), W. Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), J. Wang (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), M. Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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