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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC dockets construction permit for Dow, X-energy SMR
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build an X-energy small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD|Cosponsored by RRSD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine B
Session Chair:
Joseph Oncken
Alternate Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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ML-Based Real-Time Monitoring Method for Nuclear Systems
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Kazuma Kobayashi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Syed Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Modeling for a Digital Twin-Based Remote Operation System Framework
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Kaeley Stevens (INL), Joseph Oncken (INL), Izabela Gutowska (Oregon State)
Natural Language Processing for Predictive Maintenance in Nuclear Power Plant: Digital Twin Context
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Raisa Bentay Hossain (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Sajedul Talukder (Southern Illinois Univ.), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Digital Twin Approach for Prognostic and Health Management of Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessels
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Raisa Bentay Hossain (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Kazuma Kobayashi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Approach for Inferring Full-Scope Human Reliability Data Based on Simplified Simulator Data
4:35–4:55PM PDT
Jooyoung Park (INL), Taewon Yang (Chosun Univ.), Ronald Boring (INL), Jonghyun Kim (Chosun Univ.)
Developing a 3D NPP Digital Twin for Robotic Inspection and Maintenance Simulation
4:55–5:05PM PDT
Himanshu Vairagade (Georgia Tech), Youndo Do (Georgia Tech), Hoojon Son (Georgia Tech), Jackson Stahl (Georgia Tech), Sungmin Kim (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
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