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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Nominations open for CNTA awards
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness is accepting nominations for its Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award and its Nuclear Service Award. Nominations for both awards must be submitted by August 1.
The awards will be presented this fall as part of the CNTA’s annual Edward Teller Lecture event.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD|Cosponsored by RPSD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Banyan C
Session Chair:
Yunfei Zhao (UMD)
Session Organizers:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
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Aircraft Accident Analysis Using FAA Flight Track Data
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Mark Joseph (Navarro Research & Engineering), William Studniarz (Project Enhancement Corp.), Luis Jovel (Project Enhancement Corp.), Nancy Fujikado (LANL)
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Causality Extraction from Nuclear Licensee Event Reports Using a Hybrid Framework
10:20–10:40AM PDT
Shahidur Rahoman Sohag (Univ. Idaho), Sai Zhang (INL), Min Xian (Univ. Idaho), Shoukun Sun (Univ. Idaho), Fei Xu (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL)
Postulating Transient Events for Molten Chloride Fast Reactors (MCFRs) with Application for Integrated Energy Systems (IESs)
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Emily V. Meilus (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Safety Considerations for Advanced Material Irradiation at the Advanced Test Reactor
11:00–11:10AM PDT
Daniel K. Sluder (INL), R. Duane Ball (INL), Nate S. Oldham (INL), Jacob L. Westacott (INL)
Determination of Highest Radiation Exposure Work in Korean Pressurized Water Reactors by the Dose Normalization
11:10–11:20AM PDT
Changju Song (Chosun Univ.), Tae Young Kong (Chosun Univ.), Seungho Jo (Chosun Univ.), Jaeok Park (Chosun Univ.)
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