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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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NRC Hanson's renomination clears Senate committee
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The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 18–1 yesterday to advance the renomination of Christopher T. Hanson as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Hanson has been a commissioner since 2020, and was named chair by President Biden in January 2021. The full U.S. Senate will consider Hanson’s nomination later this month.
Voices of support: “Chair Hanson is a dedicated public [servant] who has thoughtfully and . . . skillfully led the [NRC] during his tenure as its chair. Throughout his time on the[NRC], he has demonstrated his commitment to ensuring the safety and the security of our nation’s use of nuclear energy,” said EPW committee chair Tom Carper (D., Del.) before the vote.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Columbia 9
Session Chairs:
Nadish Saini (ANL)
Vivek Rao (ORNL)
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RANS Simulation of a Porous Blockage in a 61-Pin Wire-Wrapped Bundle
10:00–10:20AM EST
Octavio Bovati (TAMU), Yassin Hassan (TAMU)
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Comparison of RANS and LES Simulations of a Gas-Cooled Pebble Bed with 1568 Pebbles
10:20–10:40AM EST
Dezhi Dai (ANL), Prasad Vegendla (ANL), Haomin Yuan (ANL), John Acierno (ANL), Adrian Tentner (ANL)
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