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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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Bipartisan Fusion Energy Act pushes for regulatory clarity
Padilla
Sen. Alex Padilla (D., Calif.) introduced the Fusion Energy Act (S. 4151) last month with a bipartisan group of cosponsors—John Cornyn (R., Texas), Cory Booker (D., N.J.), Todd Young (R., Ind.), and Patty Murray (D., Wash.). The legislation would codify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s regulatory authority over commercial fusion energy systems to streamline the creation of clear federal regulations that will support the development of commercial fusion power plants—and would require a report within one year on a study of risk- and performance-based, design-specific licensing frameworks for “mass-manufactured fusion machines.
“Congress must do everything in its power to ensure continued U.S. leadership in developing commercial fusion energy facilities,” said Padilla as he introduced the bill. “The Fusion Energy Act would provide regulatory certainty for investors as the NRC develops and streamlines frameworks for such facilities.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Columbia 10
Session Chairs:
Donna P. Guillen (INL)
Vivek Rao (ORNL)
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Numerical Study on Effect of Thermal Bowing on Peak Cladding Temperature of MARVEL Microreactor
10:00–10:20AM EST
SuJong Yoon (INL), Casey J. Jesse (INL), Carlo Parisi (INL), Yasir Arafat (INL)
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GAMMA+ Analysis of Turbulent Natural Convection in a Cavity Using k-e Model
10:20–10:40AM EST
Seung Hyun Yoon (KAERI), Nam-il Tak (KAERI), Hong Sik Lim (KAERI)
An Explicit Numerical Study of Flow Through Bypass Gaps and Channel in a Pebble Bed Core
10:40–11:00AM EST
Haomin Yuan (ANL), Dillon Shaver (ANL), Dezhi Dai (ANL), Tri Nyugen (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Brian Jackson (Kairos Power), Nate Salpeter (Kairos Power), Ka-Yen Yau (Kairos Power), Giacomo Busco (Kairos Power)
Sensitivity Analysis for the Validation of 3D Thermal Hydraulics and FEM-Based Nuclear Fuel Performance Coupled Code with ICARUS Experiment
11:00–11:20AM EST
Seung-Jun Lee (KAERI), Ik Kyu Park (KAERI), Sung Uk Lee (KAERI), Hyo Chan Kim (KAERI)
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