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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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Can hydrogen be the transportation fuel in an otherwise nuclear economy?
Let’s face it: The global economy should be powered primarily by nuclear power. And it probably will by the end of this century, with a still-significant assist from renewables and hydro. Once nuclear systems are dominant, the costs come down to where gas is now; and when carbon emissions are reduced to a small portion of their present state, it will become obvious that most other sources are only good in niche settings. I mean, why use small modular reactors to load-follow when they can just produce that power instead of buffering it?
Executive Session|Panel
Monday, November 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Eucalyptus
Session Chair:
Ashley E. Finan (INL)
Session Organizers:
Brad Tomer (Chief Operating Officer – NRIC, INL)
Sanjay Mukhi (Collaboration Manager – NRIC, INL)
The National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC), established by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in August 2019 as a national program led by Idaho National Laboratory (INL), enables collaborators to harness the world class capabilities of the U.S. National Laboratory System to bridge the gap between research, development, and the energy marketplace to help convert some of the Nation’s most promising advanced nuclear concepts into commercial applications by 2030. This session will outline NRIC’s capabilities to support advanced reactor developers to demonstrate their designs and highlight the benefits of digital engineering with our demonstration platforms. There will be two panels during this session that will address 1) Advanced Construction Technologies and how they can be used in advanced nuclear reactor and 2) a Siting Tool for Advanced Nuclear Development, which helps identify and compare possible siting locations inside the continental U.S. for advanced nuclear facilities based on factors related to socioeconomics, proximity, and safety.
ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES:
Moderator: Brad Tomer (INL, NRIC)
Panelists:
Juswald Vedovi (General Electric)
Hasan Charkas (EPRI)
Mark Gake (Black & Veatch)
SITING TOOL FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT:
Moderator: Sanjay Mukhi (INL, NRIC)
Aditi Verma (University of Michigan)
Matt Bucknor (Argonne National Laboratory)
Femi Omitaomu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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