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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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’Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house
No electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged by the chimney with care
With the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Los Angeles
Session Chair:
Aaron Epiney
Alternate Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Organizer:
Yunfei Zhao
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Application of Deep Reinforcement Learning for Emergency Operation in Nuclear Power Plant
3:15–3:35PM CDT
YooJoon Seoung (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Junyong Bae (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Seung Jun Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
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LOCA Analysis of the Preliminary Fuel Concept for General Atomics Fast Modular Reactor
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Soon K. Lee (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Aaron Oaks (ANL), Shipeng Shu (ANL), Abdellatif M. Yacout (ANL), Jason Rizk (General Atomics), Oscar Gutierrez (General Atomics), Hangbok Choi (General Atomics)
Comparison of Gaussian Plume Model and Benchmark Studies for Near Field Dispersion
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Erik Hisahara (Penn State), Christopher T. Balbier (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
Elucidation on Structural Safety of Fuel-Cladding for PGSFR During DBEs
4:15–4:35PM CDT
WonSeok Ryoo (Chungang Univ.), Seo-Yoon Choi (Samsung Heavy Industries), Jaeho Jeong (Chungang Univ.)
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