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Division Spotlight
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
2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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Senate to consider Matthew Marzano’s NRC nomination this week
The U.S. Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works will consider the nomination of Matthew Marzano to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission during a hearing on Wednesday, September 11.
In July, President Joe Biden named Marzano as his choice to fill the open seat on the five-member commission. The NRC, the nation’s independent regulator of civilian nuclear safety, has been without a tie-breaker for party-line votes among the four current members since commissioner Jeff Baran’s term ended in June 2023.
The NRC has been in the spotlight in recent years as the United States experiences a resurgence in demand for and technology advances in nuclear power. The commission is facing a high volume of license requests and is working to modernize and streamline its review process.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Sonoran 1
Session Chair:
Timothy M. Crook
Alternate Chair:
T.J. Morton (INL)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Investigations of Advanced Measurement Methods for High-Temperature Heat-Pipe Experiments
1:00–1:20PM MST
Sunming Qin (INL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Philippe Bardet (George Washington Univ.)
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Development of Non-Nuclear Microreactor Experimental Capability
1:20–1:40PM MST
Terry Morton (INL), Jeremy Hartvigsen (INL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
Incorporation of Historical Information into the Advanced Reactor Design Process: A Case Study on the Development of a Molten Salt Sampling System
1:40–2:00PM MST
Megan Harkema (Vanderbilt Univ.), Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Paul Marotta (Vanderbilt Univ.), Andrew Sowder (EPRI)
Overview and Review of the Plugging Problem in Molten Salt Reactors
2:00–2:20PM MST
Terry Price (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Progress of Nuclear Design and Analysis of the Fast Modular Reactor
2:20–2:40PM MST
Darrin Leer (General Atomics), Matthew Virgen (General Atomics), Steve Ruther (General Atomics), Jonathan Lowe (General Atomics), Oscar Gutierrez (General Atomics), John Bolin (General Atomics), Hangbok Choi (General Atomics)
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