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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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ANS’s Mentor Match applications open
Applications are now open for the American Nuclear Society’s newly redesigned mentoring program. Mentor Match is a unique opportunity available only to ANS members that offers year-round mentorship and networking opportunities to Society members at any point in their education.
The deadline to apply for membership in the inaugural summer cohort, which will take place July 1–August 31, is June 20. The application form can be found here.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom C
Session Chair:
Michael S. Smith
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jared A. Johnson
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MOOSE-Based Application for Performance Assessment of Nuclear Waste Geologic Disposal
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Ahmed G. Almetwally (Univ. Texas, Austin), Mary F. Wheeler (Univ. Texas, Austin), Rodrigo de Oliveira (INL)
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Benefits of Adapting Micro-reactors to a Continuous Recycle Fuel Cycle
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Venkata S. Vallabhaneni (University of Tennesee Knoxville), Donald Doyle (University of Tennesee Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jason Trelewicz (Stony Brook University)
Python-based Reload Optimization Framework for SIMULATE-3 with Mlrose
8:40–9:00AM CDT
James W. Carnal (University of Tennessee - knoxville), Noah Marks (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Ivan Maldonado (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Theoretical Insight Into Non-Ideal Dialkyl Phosphorus Acid Solvent Extraction Behavior
9:00–9:20AM CDT
Thomas Mallos (Colorado School of Mines), Vyacheslav S. Bryantsev (ORNL), Mark P. Jensen (Colorado School of Mines)
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