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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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Fighting fatigue and maintaining 10 CFR Part 26 compliance
Fatigue has been identified as a major risk factor in industrial accidents. According to the National Safety Council, 13 percent of workplace injuries can be attributed to fatigue.1 Other research indicates that working 12 hours per day is associated with a staggering 37 percent increase in risk of injury.2 Considering fatigue was a contributing factor to major nuclear accidents at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, it makes sense that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission imposes hefty fines to ensure strict adherence to its fatigue management regulations—particularly, Code of Federal Regulations Title 10, Part 26, “Fitness for Duty Programs.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD|Cosponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Columbia 9
Session Chairs:
Jun Liao (WEC)
Rory Kennedy (INL)
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Pre-Test Simulation in Support of a Deformed Rod Bundle Experiment
1:00–1:20PM EST
F. Roelofs (NRG), P. Baas (NRG), H. Uitslag-Doolaard (NRG), M. Daubner (KIT), K. Litfin (KIT)
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Overview of State-of-the-Art Experimental Facilities for Westinghouse LFR
1:20–1:40PM EST
Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paolo Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Cory A. Stansbury (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Karina Assis (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Megan E. Durse (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Asfaq Patel (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jeff Arndt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Richard F. Wright (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paul Barnes (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Fabio Martini (Westinghouse Electric Co.), James Holden (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Sung Jin Lee (Fauske & Assoc.), Mike Epstein (Fauske & Assoc.)
Experimental Determination of Radionuclide Retention in Gen. IV Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors
1:40–2:00PM EST
Lukas Metzger (Virginia Tech), Jinsuo Zhang (Virginia Tech)
Development of Flow-Induced Vibration Experiment on ALFRED Fuel Assembly Mock-Up
2:00–2:20PM EST
Ivan Di Piazza (ENEA Brasimone), Daniele Martelli (ENEA Brasimone), Giorgio Mongiardini (Univ. di Roma La Sapienza), Mariano Tarantino (ENEA Brasimone), Massimo Valdiserri (ENEA Brasimone), Stefano Cati (ENEA Brasimone)
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