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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Eagle to begin investigative drilling at Oregon uranium site this summer
Nevada-based Eagle Nuclear Energy said it will conduct a 27,000-foot investigative drill program at its flagship Aurora Uranium Project along the Oregon–Nevada border beginning in July.
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Palm B
Session Chair:
Robert W. Youngblood (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
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Advancing SAPHIRE: Transitioning from Legacy to State-of-Art Excellence
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Stephen T. Wood (INL), Jordan T. Boyce (INL), Egemen M. Aras (NCSU), Asmaa S. Farag (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
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Enhancing the SAPHIRE Solve Engine: Initial Progress and Efforts
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Egemen M. Aras (NCSU), Stephen T. Wood (INL), Jordan T. Boyce (INL), Asmaa S. Farag (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Introducing OpenPRA's Quantification Engine: Exploring Capabilities, Recognizing Limitations, and Charting the Path to Enhancement
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Egemen M. Aras (NCSU), Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), Hasibul H. Rasheeq (NCSU), Asmaa S. Farag (NCSU), Stephen T. Wood (INL), Jordan T. Boyce (INL), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
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OpenMHA: Open-Source Code for Creating Multi-Hazards Logic and Area PRA Models Considering Aging of SSCs
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Akram S. Batikh (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Evaluating PRA Tools for Accurate and Efficient Quantifications: A Follow-Up Benchmarking Study Including FTREX
2:20–2:40PM PDT
Asmaa Farag (NCSU), S. Ted Wood (INL), Arjun Earthperson (NCSU), Egemen M. Aras (INL), Jordan T. Boyce (INL), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
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