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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 IRD|Cosponsored by THD
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Lincolnshire 1/2
Session Chair:
Bryon Curnutt (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Firat Cetinbas (ANL)
Track Organizer:
Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
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A Limited and Generalized Study on LEU Fuel Cycle Costs for High-Performance Research Reactors
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Abdullah G. Weiss (NIST)
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Impact of U-10Mo Irradiation Thermo-Mechanical Effects on MURR LEU Safety Analyses
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Dhongik S. Yoon (ANL), F. Cetinbas (ANL), W. Mohamed (ANL), J. A. Stillman (ANL), E. E. Feldman (ANL), V. Mascolino (ANL), M. Pinilla (ANL), E. H. Wilson (ANL)
Fuel Conversion Efforts at the High Flux Isotope Reactor - a 2025 Status Update
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Carol W. Sizemore (ORNL), David Chandler (ORNL), Kevin Burg (ORNL), Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Donny Hartanto (ORNL), Joel L. McDuffee (ORNL), Tim Smith (ORNL)
The ADDER Open-Source Fuel Management Software and its Application to Research and Test Reactor LEU Conversion
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Christian Castagna (ANL), Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Kyle Anderson (ANL), Gerardo Aliberti (ANL), John A. Stillman (ANL), Mohamed Elsawi (ANL), Erik Wilson (ANL)
Recently Added Capabilities of the PLTEMP/ANL Code for Design and Safety Analysis of Research Reactors
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Mohammad Kalimullah (ANL), Earl E.Feldman (ANL), Arne P. Olson (ANL), Basar Ozar (ANL), Dhongik S. Yoon (ANL), Sero Yang (ANL), Justin W. Thomas (ANL), Jeremy R. Licht (ANL)
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