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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.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Yadu Sasikumar (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Peter Henry (Orano)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Characterization of the Aerosol Source Term in Dry Storage Canisters
3:15–3:35PM MST
Andrew M. Casella (PNNL), Mark Lanza (PNNL), Brady Hanson (PNNL), Samuel Durbin (Sandia), Jesse Phillips (Sandia)
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A Study to Identify the Initial Conditions of Spent Nuclear Fuels for Dry Storage in Korea
3:35–3:55PM MST
Hyeong Koo Kim (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Joungyeul Lee (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Seongki Lee (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Jongsung Yoo (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Yongdeog Kim (KHNP-CRI)
Predicting Localized Pitting Corrosion on Austenitic Stainless Steels Utilized in Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage
3:55–4:15PM MST
R.M. Katona (Sandia), L.N. Gilkey (Sandia), N. Porter (Sandia), D. Brooks (Sandia), C.R. Bryan (Sandia), R.F. Schaller (Sandia)
Finite Element Modeling of Spent Nuclear Fuel in Dry Storage Under Seismic Excitation
4:15–4:35PM MST
Kevin Kadooka (PNNL), Nicholas Klymyshyn (PNNL), James Fitzpatrick (PNNL), Nathan Barrett (PNNL)
Pressurized Water Reactor Dashpot Region Response to Commercial Drying Cycles
4:35–4:55PM MST
Ramon J.M. Pulido (Sandia), Anna Taconi (Sandia), Alex Salazar (Sandia), Raymond Fasano (Sandia), Samuel G. Durbin (Sandia)
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