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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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NRC nominee Nieh commits to independent safety mission
During a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing today, Ho Nieh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as a commissioner at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was urged to maintain the agency’s independence regardless of political pressure from the Trump administration.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Indiana/Iowa
Session Chair:
Jared A. Johnson
Alternate Chair:
Humberto E. Garcia
Session Organizer:
Michael S. Smith
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Perturbations to the 30B-10 Cylinder Criticality Control System
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Zachary Petersen (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Aly Gaylard (TAMU), Alex Lang (Oak Ridge National Laboratory Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division), Cihangir Celik (Oak Ridge National Laboratory Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division), Walid A. Metwally (Oak Ridge National Laboratory Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division)
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Improving Transport Efficiency of HALEU Fuel with a Modified Criticality Control System in the 30B-10
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Zachary Petersen (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Aly Gaylard (TAMU), Alex Lang (ORNL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL), Walid A. Metwally (ORNL)
Disposal Area Analysis of Alternative Technologies Combining Radionuclide Management Processes and Disposal Options
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Jungho Hur (KAERI), Jang Hong (KAERI), Won-Il Ko (KAERI), Hun Suk Im (KAERI)
An Alternative Guide Tube Configuration of Standard PWR Fuel Assembly for High Power and Burnup Applications
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Assil Halimi (MIT)
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