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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD|Cosponsored by FCWMD, RPD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|8:00–9:45AM PDT|Jasmine G
Session Chair:
Kelsey Amundson
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jesse Brown
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Nuclear Data Needs for MCFR Reactors
8:00–8:20AM PDT
T. Cisneros (TerraPower), M. Wargon (TerraPower)
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Design of Pre-Moderated Pulsed-Neutron Die-Away Experiments to Validate the Thermal Scattering Law of Beryllium
8:20–8:40AM PDT
Rida Rahman (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Daniel Siefman (Univ. California, Berkeley), Ruby Araj (LLNL), Catherine Percher (LLNL), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Bayesian Inference Re-estimation of 9Be(α, n) Cross Sections by Using Neutron Spectra Measurements
8:40–9:00AM PDT
Sylvain Bertholon (CEA), Anis Ben-Yelles (CEA), David Bernard (CEA)
Review of Available Critical Experiments and Critical Experiments Facilities to Perform High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel Transport Validation for Advanced Reactor Deployment
9:00–9:20AM PDT
M.N. Dupont (ORNL), K.L. Reed Fassino (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL), W.A. Metwally (ORNL), W.A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
A Methodology for Validating the Evolution of Start-up Neutron Sources
9:20–9:30AM PDT
Anis Ben-Yelles (CEA)
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