Schedule Timeline

Schedule is subject to change

Monday — June 3, 2024

11:00AM PDT

Events

Finance Committee Meeting (Virtual)

Wednesday — June 5, 2024

9:30AM PDT

Events

Mathematics & Computation Division Executive and Program (Virtual)

Friday — June 7, 2024

9:00AM PDT

Events

Reactor Physics Division Program and Executive Committee Meetings (Virtual)

12:00PM PDT

Events

Bylaws and Rules Committee (Virtual)

Sunday — June 9, 2024

8:00AM PDT

Events

Thermal Hydraulics Division Program (Virtual)

Monday — June 10, 2024

11:00AM PDT

Events

Young Members Group Executive Committee (Virtual)

Tuesday — June 11, 2024

8:00AM PDT

Events

Radiation Protection and Shielding Division Executive Committee Meeting (Virtual)

Thursday — June 13, 2024

8:00AM PDT

Events

Honors & Awards Committee (Virtual)

1:30PM PDT

Events

Nuclear Installations Safety Division Program and Executive (Virtual)

2:00PM PDT

Events

Fuel Cycle Waste Management Division Program (Virtual)

Friday — June 14, 2024

11:00AM PDT

Events

Local Section Committee (Virtual)

Sunday — June 16, 2024

7:30AM PDT

Events

President's Breakfast for Division and Committee Chairs (South Seas D)

9:00AM PDT

Events

Professional Divisions Committee (PDC) (South Seas D)

10:00AM PDT

Events

Meetings, Proceedings and Transactions Committee (Palm E)
ANS-8.12, Nuclear Criticality Control and Safety of Plutonium-Uranium Fuel Mixtures Outside Reactors (Admirals Boardroom)

11:00AM PDT

Events

National Program Committee - Screening (Palm E)
Accreditation Policy & Procedures Committee (Commanders Boardroom)

12:30PM PDT

Events

Professional Engineering Examination Committee (Palm G)
Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy (Banyan F)
Technical Journals Committee (Admirals Boardroom)

1:00PM PDT

Events

Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Education (Banyan E)
Advanced Reactor Modeling and Simulation Using MOOSE-based Griffin Workshop- SOLD OUT (Palm H)

2:00PM PDT

Events

Student Program Meeting (Palm G)
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Program (Banyan E)
Registration/Help Desk open from 2:00 pm-7:00 pm (Jasmine Registration Desk)

2:30PM PDT

Events

Thermal Hydraulics Division Town Hall (Banyan F)
Education, Training & Workforce Development Executive (Palm F)

3:00PM PDT

Events

Nuclear Science and Engineering Advisory Board (Admirals Boardroom)
Fuel Cycle Waste Management Division Executive (Palm E)
Operations & Power Division Executive (Explorers Boardroom)
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Executive (Banyan E)
Robotics & Remote Systems Division Executive (Commanders Boardroom)

3:30PM PDT

Events

Thermal Hydraulics Division Executive Committee (Banyan F)

4:00PM PDT

Events

NEDHO (Palm G)

5:00PM PDT

Events

Alpha Nu Sigma (Banyan E)

6:00PM PDT

Events

ANS President's Opening Reception (South Seas F/I/J)

Monday — June 17, 2024

7:00AM PDT

Events

Continental Breakfast (South Seas F/I/J)
Career Fair (South Seas F/I/J)
Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00 am-5:00 pm (Jasmine Registration Desk)

8:00AM PDT

Sessions

2024 ANS Annual Conference

Opening Plenary (South Seas A/B/E)

10:00AM PDT

Events

Coffee Break (South Seas F/I/J)

11:00AM PDT

Events

Materials Science & Technology Executive (Commanders Boardroom)
Career Fair (South Seas F/I/J)
ANS-8.1, Nuclear Criticality Safety in Operations with Fissionable Material Outside Reactors (Admirals Boardroom)

11:30AM PDT

Events

Lunch (South Seas F/I/J)
Diversity and Inclusion in ANS (DIA) (Banyan F)

12:00PM PDT

Events

Accelerator Applications Division (Palm E)
ATH ‘24 Technical Program Committee Meeting (Explorers Boardroom)
National Meeting Committee (Palm F)

1:00PM PDT

Sessions

2024 ANS Annual Conference

One-on-One Conversation with Dr. Katy Huff (South Seas D)
Advanced Nuclear Reactor Deployment on University Campuses (Banyan C)
Consent-Based Siting: Current Status and Key Considerations for Advancement (Jasmine A)
Emerging Topics in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: I (Jasmine H)
Radiation Effects in Materials and Advanced Sensors (Jasmine E)
Current Issues in Computational Methods -- Roundtable: Challenges in Time-Dependent Neutron Transport Problems (Jasmine B)
In-Pile Testing of Nuclear Fuels and Materials (Banyan B)
Nuclear Fuels: I (Banyan A)
Sharing of Good Industry Practices and/or Lessons Learned in NCS (Jasmine G)
Overview of MARVEL Readiness (Jasmine D)
General Thermal Hydraulics: I (Jasmine F)
CFD and System Code Validation for HTGR Applications Leveraging HTTF Data (Jasmine C)

Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)

Source Term Codes and Insights (Palm A)
Safety-Informed Cyber and Physical Security (Palm B)

2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)

Markets, Financing, and Economics (Palm D)
Nuclear Power Plants: Gas Cooled Reactors (Palm C)
Thermal Hydraulics Analysis and Testing: Experiments (Palm H)

1:30PM PDT

Events

Scholarship Policy & Coordination Committee (Banyan F)

2:00PM PDT

Events

Risk-informed, Performance-based Principles and Policy Committee (RP3C) (Admirals Boardroom)

2:45PM PDT

Events

Coffee Break (South Seas F/I/J)

3:00PM PDT

Events

External Affairs Committee Meeting (Explorers Boardroom)

3:15PM PDT

Sessions

2024 ANS Annual Conference

Nuclear Waste: The Changing Opportunity (South Seas D)
Innovations for FCWMD Applications (Jasmine A)
Waste Management Approaches and Facility Siting Considerations (Jasmine B)
Remote Operation of Advanced Reactors: What Actions are Needed Today to Prepare for Tomorrow? (Jasmine H)
Advances in Radiation Detectors (Jasmine E)
Nuclear Fuels: II (Banyan A)
Accelerated Testing, Qualification, and Regulatory Acceptance of Fuels and Materials (Banyan B)
Innovation in Nuclear Criticality Safety (Jasmine G)
Operations and Power: General and Lightning Talks (Jasmine C)
Reactor Physics: General (Jasmine D)
Second Target Station Development at SNS and Accelerator Facilities (Banyan C)
Computational Thermal Hydraulics (Jasmine F)

Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)

The Transition to Risk-Informed Performance-Based: Opportunities and Challenges (Palm A)
Current Efforts and Strategies in Advanced Reactor Security (Palm B)

2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)

Nuclear Energy Cost Estimation for Energy Mix Planning (Palm D)
Nuclear Power Plants: Other Advanced Reactors (Palm C)
Thermal Hydraulics Analysis and Testing: Verification and Validation (Palm H)

5:00PM PDT

Events

Fusion Energy Division Executive (Explorers Boardroom)

5:30PM PDT

Events

NURETH -21 Technical Program Committee (Palm F)

6:00PM PDT

Events

Student Sections Committee (Jasmine E)
OPD/ICAPP Reception- SOLD OUT (WSKY-5625 Polaris Ave Las Vegas, NV 89119)

Tuesday — June 18, 2024

7:00AM PDT

Events

Continental Breakfast (South Seas F/I/J)
Career Fair (South Seas F/I/J)
Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00 am-5:00 pm (Jasmine Registration Desk)

8:00AM PDT

Sessions

2024 ANS Annual Conference

Tuesday Special Session: Our Friends the Isotopes (South Seas A/B/E)

Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)

ARS Plenary I (Palm A)

2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)

ICAPP Plenary 1 - Unlock the Potential of the Nuclear Industry for a New and Secure Global Energy Paradigm (Palm D)

8:30AM PDT

Events

ANS-19, Reactor Physics Subcommittee (Commanders Boardroom)

9:00AM PDT

Events

Standards Board (Admirals Boardroom)

9:45AM PDT

Events

Coffee Break (South Seas F/I/J)

10:00AM PDT

Sessions

2024 ANS Annual Conference

U.S. Nuclear Reactor Firsts (South Seas D)
So You Want to Recycle in the U.S.? (Jasmine A)
Emerging Topics in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: II (Jasmine H)
Transport Methods (Jasmine B)
Nuclear Fuels: III (Banyan A)
Accelerating Fuels and Materials Research: I (Banyan B)
Nuclear Criticality Safety: General I (Jasmine G)
Nuclear Installations Safety: General I (Banyan C)
HALEU and Nonproliferation (Jasmine E)
Nuclear Energy Markets, Financing, Economics, and Policy (Jasmine C)
Reactor Physics of Advanced Reactors I (Jasmine D)
Enabling Thermal Hydraulics Technologies for Digital Twins (Jasmine F)

Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)

Safety-Informed Design (Palm A)
Siting Considerations (Palm B)

2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)

Plant Safety, Regulations, and Licensing: I (Palm D)
Reactors for Heat and Combined Heat and Power: I (Palm C)
Thermal Hydraulics Analysis and Testing: Gas Cooled Reactors (Palm H)

11:00AM PDT

Events

Career Fair (South Seas F/I/J)

11:45AM PDT

Events

Public Policy Committee (Palm F)
Lunch (South Seas F/I/J)

12:00PM PDT

Events

Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls Executive (Explorers Boardroom)
Young Members Group Program (Commanders Boardroom)
National Program Committee (Palm E)

1:00PM PDT

Sessions

2024 ANS Annual Conference

The Changing Tides of Nuclear (South Seas D)
ARPA-E ONWARDS and CURIE Project Updates: I (Jasmine A)
Innovations in Advanced Cybersecurity Technologies for Safety Systems Within NPPs (Jasmine H)
Computational Methods and Mathematical Modeling (Jasmine B)
Accelerating Fuels and Materials Research: II (Banyan B)
Fuels and Materials for Fast Reactors (Banyan A)
Nuclear Data Needs for Nuclear Criticality Safety and Advanced Reactor Concepts: I (Jasmine G)
Nuclear Installations Safety: General II (Banyan C)
Past, Present, and Future of the Atomic Museum -- Las Vegas (Jasmine E)
Opportunities and Technical Characteristics of Power Uprates for Existing Fleet (Jasmine C)
SUSTAIN: Strategic Training of Adaptable and Integrated Nuclear Workforce (Jasmine D)
Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification of Machine Learning Models (Jasmine F)

Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)

Consequence Analysis (Palm A)
Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Approaches: I (Palm B)

2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)

Plant Safety, Regulations, and Licensing: II (Palm D)
Reactors for Heat and Combined Heat and Power: II (Palm C)
Thermal Hydraulics Analysis and Testing: I (Palm H)

2:45PM PDT

Events

Coffee Break (South Seas F/I/J)

3:15PM PDT

Sessions

2024 ANS Annual Conference

Accelerating Qualification of Materials for Nuclear Environments (South Seas D)
Education, Training, and Workforce Development: General and Lightning Talks (Banyan C)
ARPA-E ONWARDS and CURIE Project Updates: II (Jasmine A)
Digital Twins and Their Applications (Jasmine B)
Cybersecurity in Wireless Technologies, Digital I&C, Digital Twins, and Human Factors: I (Jasmine H)
Isotopes and Radiation: General (Jasmine C)
Accident Tolerant Fuels (Banyan B)
Anomalous Heat and Isotopes in Low-Energy Nuclear Reaction Research and General (Banyan A)
ANS-8 Standards Forum (Jasmine G)
Science, Engineering, and Technology Supporting Nuclear Nonproliferation Efforts (Jasmine E)
Reactor Analysis Methods (Jasmine D)
Computational Fluid Dynamics (Jasmine F)

Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)

PRA Tools, Methods, and Validations: I (Palm A)
Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Approaches: II (Palm B)

2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)

Plant Safety, Regulations, and Licensing: III (Palm D)
Portable and Propulsion Reactors (Palm C)
Thermal Hydraulics Analysis and Testing: II (Palm H)

5:00PM PDT

Events

KNS - US Chapter (Explorers Boardroom)

5:15PM PDT

Events

NURETH-21 International Advisory Meeting (Commanders Boardroom)

5:30PM PDT

Events

DIA/YMG Reception (South Seas C)

6:00PM PDT

Events

MSTD Reception (Border Grill)

6:45PM PDT

Events

NISD & ARS Networking Event (South Seas C)

Wednesday — June 19, 2024

7:00AM PDT

Events

Continental Breakfast (South Seas F/I/J)
Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00 am-5:00 pm (Jasmine Registration Desk)

8:00AM PDT

Sessions

2024 ANS Annual Conference

Engaging with Non-Traditional Workforce Pipelines (South Seas D)
Integrating Socially Led Co-Design into Consent-Based Siting of Interim Storage Facilities (Banyan C)
Technical Advanced for Interim Storage, Disposal, and Nuclear Waste Repositories (Jasmine A)
Fusion: General (Palm B)
Cybersecurity in Wireless Technologies, Digital I&C, Digital Twins, and Human Factors: II (Jasmine H)
Online Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics (Palm C)
Uncertainty Quantification, Sensitivity Analysis, and Machine Learning (Jasmine B)
Accelerating Fuels and Materials Research: III (Banyan B)
Irradiation Testing and Characterization Facilities: I and Lightning Talks (Banyan A)
Actinide Science (Jasmine C)
Nuclear Data Needs for Nuclear Criticality Safety and Advanced Reactor Concepts: II (Jasmine G)
Advances in Reactor Design Methods (Jasmine D)
Robotics in Hazardous Environments (Jasmine E)
Computational Two-Phase Flow (Jasmine F)
Backgrounds and Byways: Exploring Non-Nuclear Pathways into the Nuclear Industry (Palm H)

Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)

ARS Plenary II (Palm A)

2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)

ICAPP Plenary 2 - Climate Change: Key to a Nuclear Energy Comeback (Palm D)

8:30AM PDT

Events

Fuel, Waste, and Decommissioning Consensus Committee (FWDCC) (Admirals Boardroom)

9:45AM PDT

Events

Coffee Break (South Seas F/I/J)

10:00AM PDT

Sessions

2024 ANS Annual Conference

Nuclear Communications on the Global Stage: COP and Beyond (South Seas D)
UNF as a Viable Fuel for Next Generation Electricity Production (Jasmine A)
AI/ML, Modeling, Design, and Simulation Approaches for FCWMD Applications (Jasmine B)
Digital Twin Approach for Effective Prognostic and Health Managements for Nuclear Systems (Jasmine H)
Irradiation Testing and Characterization Facilities: II (Banyan A)
Accelerating Development of Fuels and Materials for Molten Salt Reactors: I (Banyan B)
Nuclear Criticality Safety: General II (Jasmine G)
The Role of Civil Engineering in the Accelerated and Scaled Deployment of Nuclear (Jasmine C)
Reactor Physics of Advanced Reactors II (Jasmine D)
Computational Tools for Radiation Protection and Shielding (Banyan C)
Advancement of Robots and Intelligent Machines for Nuclear Power Plants Inspection and Maintenance (Jasmine E)
Experimental Thermal Hydraulics (Jasmine F)

Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)

PRA Tools, Methods, and Validations: II (Palm A)
Methods to Support Accident Evaluations (Palm B)

2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)

Operation, Performance, and Reliability Management: I (Palm D)
Reactor Physics and Analysis (Palm C)
Thermal Hydraulics Analysis and Testing: III (Palm H)

Events

ANS-18.1, Radioactive Source Term for Normal Operation of Light Water Reactors (Commanders Boardroom)

11:00AM PDT

Events

Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities Consensus Committee (NRNFCC) (Admirals Boardroom)

11:45AM PDT

Events

Lunch at a Mandalay Bay Restaurant: It's On Us! (Mandalay Bay Restaurants)

12:00PM PDT

Events

Rad Talk with ANS Executive Director/CEO Craig Piercy (Banyan E)

1:00PM PDT

Sessions

2024 ANS Annual Conference

Training Session for Prospective Nuclear Ambassadors (South Seas D)
Training, Human Performance, and Workforce Development (Banyan C)
Sustainability in Advanced Fuel Cycles (Jasmine A)
Fuel Cycle Considerations of Advanced Reactors (Jasmine B)
Advances in Sensors and Instrumentation: I (Jasmine H)
Accelerating Development of Fuels and Materials for Molten Salt Reactors: II (Banyan B)
Environmental Degradation of Materials: I (Banyan A)
Additive/Advanced Manufacturing: I (Jasmine C)
Integration of NCS into Facility Maintenance (Jasmine G)
Research Reactors in Support of Advanced Reactors R&D (Jasmine D)
Experimental Two-Phase Flow (Jasmine F)
Advanced Reactor Thermal Hydraulics: I (Jasmine E)

Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)

Aerosol Generation and Transport, Decay, and Cleanup and Waste Management Systems (Palm A)
Advancements in Risk Analysis Software (Palm B)

2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)

Fuel Cycle and Waste Management (Palm C)
Operation, Performance, and Reliability Management: II (Palm D)
Thermal Hydraulics Analysis and Testing: IV (Palm H)

2:30PM PDT

Events

Research and Advanced Reactors Consensus Committee (RARCC) (Admirals Boardroom)

2:45PM PDT

Events

Coffee Break (South Seas F/I/J)

3:15PM PDT

Sessions

2024 ANS Annual Conference

UNF/SNF Monitoring, Storage and Transportation Advances (Jasmine A)
Mathematics and Computation: General (Jasmine B)
Environmental Degradation of Materials: II (Banyan A)
Additive/Advanced Manufacturing: II and Machine Learning in Nuclear Materials (Jasmine C)
Accelerating Structural Material Development (Banyan B)
Nuclear Criticality Safety: General III (Jasmine G)
Reactor Physics Design, Validation and Operational Experience (Jasmine D)
General Thermal Hydraulics: II (Jasmine F)
Advanced Reactor Thermal Hydraulics: II (Jasmine E)
Strengthening U.S./International Relationships Through Nuclear Energy (Jasmine H)

Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)

Development and Application of SSC-level Reliability / Availability Targets in Risk Management (Palm A)

2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)

Fuels, Materials, and Structures (Palm D)
Innovative Manufacturing and Construction (Palm C)
Thermal Hydraulics Analysis and Testing: V (Palm H)

Events

Annual Business Meeting (South Seas D)

Thursday — June 20, 2024

7:30AM PDT

Events

Atomic Museum & Nevada National Security Site Tour- SOLD OUT (Meet at the Main Valet/Bus Loading Area)

8:00AM PDT

Events

Board of Directors Meeting (South Seas D)