Advances in Thermal Hydraulics Plenary Session
ORNL Participant: Dave Pointer, Session Chair
Monday, November 18, 2024 | 1:00–2:45PM EST
The session will feature chairs or representatives from various international thermal hydraulic divisions and organizations, who will discuss and explore key topics such as international collaboration, membership promotion, diversity, and inclusion.
Transport Methods Technical Session
ORNL Participant: Matthew Jesse, Session Chair
Monday, November 18, 2024 | 3:15–5:00PM EST
Radiation Shielding, Visualizations and Machine Learning: I Technical Session *
ORNL Participant: Michael Loughlin, Session Co-Chair
Monday, November 18, 2024 | 3:15–5:00PM EST
Accelerator Facilities and Space Applications: II *
ORNL Participant: Thomas M. Miller, Session Co-Chair
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | 10:00–11:45AM EST
ORNL Participant: Amanda Sandifer, Panelist
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 |1:00–2:45PM EST
This panel session will bring together leaders in the field from national laboratories, government agencies, and academia to discuss the state of nuclear forensics (globally and domestically), current technical and operational challenges driving research and development needs, and future workforce and infrastructure requirements.
Advances in Reactor Design Methods Technical Session
ORNL Participants: Manit D. Shah, Session Chair and David Chandler, Alternate Session Chair
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | 1:00–2:45PM EST
Reactor Physics: General I Technical Session *
ORNL Participant: Manit D. Shah, Alternate Session Chair
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 8:00–9:45AM EST
Nonproliferation Policy Advancement During Global Conflict Panel
ORNL Participant: Sunil Chirayath, Panelist
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 8:00–9:45AM EST
This panel of nuclear nonproliferation experts will discuss major policy initiatives that are advancing (or should be advancing) during a time of advanced nuclear expansion in a world challenged with major conflicts involving nuclear nations.
Security by Design for Advanced Reactors Panel
ORNL Participant: Prashant Jain, Session Chair
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 10:00–11:45AM EST
This panel session will explore how integrating security measures early in the design and deployment phases of advanced reactors can provide substantial advantages in cost-effectiveness, global deployability, and market leadership.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics Keynote Session VI
ORNL Participant: Nathan Capps, Speaker
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 1:00–2:45PM EST
Initial Framework Demonstration to Support High-Burnup PWR and BWR LOCA Analysis.
Everyone Has a Seat at the Table: Balancing Interests with Consensus Standard Development Panel
ORNL Participants: Gale Hauck and Doug Bowen, Panelists
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 1:00–2:45PM EST
This panel will provide an overview of ANS Standards, including what standards are, how they are developed and used, and why we need them. The panel will feature examples of standards projects that are risk-informed performance-based and applicable to advanced reactors.
Student Research to Inform the Nonproliferation and Safeguards Regime Panel
ORNL Participant: Sunil Chirayath, Panelist
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 3:15–5:00PM EST
This session will discuss the latest student research being performed at universities and national laboratories. The panelists are experts in the field of nuclear nonproliferation and safeguards who will share their experiences being involved with student research and their successes, challenges, and recommendations for future education and work-force development efforts.
Innovative Robotics Integration with AR and VR for Digital Twin Applications Panel
ORNL Participant: Dane De Wet, Panelist
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 3:15–5:00PM EST
This panel will explore advancements in robotics, emphasizing the integration with Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) to enhance digital twin applications.
Reactor Physics Design, Validation and Operational Experience Technical Session *
ORNL Participant: David Chandler, Session Chair
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 3:15–5:00PM EST
Nuclear Data, Uncertainty Quantification, and Sensitivity Analysis Technical Session
ORNL Participant: Mathieu Dupont, Session Chair and Session Organizer
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST
Radiation Shielding with SCALE: Best Practices Workshop
ORNL Participants: Cihangir Celik and Mathieu Dupont, Workshop Organizers
Thursday, November 21, 2024|8:00AM–12:00PM EST
This 4-hour workshop explores best practices in shielding analyses with the SCALE code system, for neutron and photon particle transport, material activation, and source term generation.