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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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DOE issues new NEPA rule and procedures—and accelerates DOME reactor testing
Meeting a deadline set in President Trump’s May 23 executive order “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy,” the DOE on June 30 updated information on its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rulemaking and implementation procedures and published on its website an interim final rule that rescinds existing regulations alongside new implementing procedures.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Columbia 9
Session Chair:
Xingang Zhao (ORNL)
Alternate Chairs:
Izabela Gutowska
Ferry Roelofs (NRG)
Session Organizer:
Xu Wu
The winner of the 2023 ANS Young Professional Thermal Hydraulics Research Competition will be announced after the session around 4:30 PM in the same room.
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Identifying Important Parameters Affecting Fuel Dispersion and Relocation Phenomena Under Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) Conditions
3:15–3:35PM EST
Sade Danielle Campos (Oregon State), Trevor Kent Howard (Oregon State), Stephen Yamasaki (Oregon State), Guillaume Mignot (Oregon State), Wade Marcum (Oregon State), Gordon Wissinger (Framatome), Lisa Gerken (Framatome)
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Experimental Investigation of Shell Side Flow Around Twisted Tubes Using Positron Emission Particle Tracking for CFD Validation
3:35–3:55PM EST
Connor Donlan (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), A. Cabral (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), C. Wiggins (ORNL), S. Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Direct Numerical Simulation of a Molten Salt Natural Circulation Loop Using the Spectral Element Method
3:55–4:15PM EST
Tri Nguyen (Penn State), John Barton (Penn State), Casey Emler (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
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