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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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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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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During a live signing in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump called nuclear “a hot industry,” adding, “It’s a brilliant industry. [But] you’ve got to do it right. It’s become very safe and environmental.”
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Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 90 | Number 2 | June 1985 | Pages 158-164
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE85-A17673
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Gamma-ray exposure buildup factors are calculated using a discrete ordinates direct integration code, PALLAS-PL, SP-Br, for water, concrete, iron, and lead for point isotropic sources. These data include the effects of secondary photon sources arising from Compton scattering, bremsstrahlung, and annihilation. Comparisons of these results without bremsstrahlung to values obtained earlier by moments calculations show reasonable agreement, except in some instances of deep penetration. The calculated buildup factors are tabulated for incident energies of 0.1 to 15 MeV (except for lead, where the lower energy is 0.4 MeV) and for penetration depths as great as 40 mfp.