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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE saves $1.7M transferring robotics from Portsmouth to Oak Ridge
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said it has transferred four robotic demolition machines from the department’s Portsmouth Site in Ohio to Oak Ridge, Tenn., saving the office more than $1.7 million by avoiding the purchase of new equipment.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Banyan A
Session Chair:
Kenneth Geelhood (PNNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jake Quincey (Oregon State)
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Informing Bubble Evolution and Pulverization in UO2 with Lower Length Scale Simulations
1:00–1:20PM PDT
M.W.D. Cooper (LANL), C. Matthews (LANL), D.A. Andersson (LANL)
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Investigating the Dependence of Fracture Criteria on Microstructure in UO2 Using Atomic-Scale Simulations
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Conor Galvin (LANL), David Andersson (LANL), Michael Cooper (LANL)
Diffusional Creep in UO2 Investigated by Atomic Scale Simulations
1:40–2:00PM PDT
David Andersson (LANL), Conor Galvin (LANL), William Neilson (LANL), Pieterjan Robbe (Sandia), Michael Cooper (LANL)
Improved Simulation of UO2 Fuel Creep Deformation in LWR Fuel Elements
2:00–2:20PM PDT
R.T. Sweet (INL), J.A. Hirschhorn (INL), C.O.T. Galvin (LANL), S.R. Novascone (INL)
The Effect of Porosity and Chemical Composition of Fuel Corrosion Product Deposit on its Thermal Conductivity
2:20–2:40PM PDT
Hee-Sang Shim (KAERI), Hye Min Park (Defense Agency for Technology and Quality), Sang Yeob Lim (KAERI), Soon-Hyeok Jeon (KAERI), Do Haeng Hur (KAERI)
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