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Reactor Physics
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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 OPD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|State
Session Chair:
William N. Mann
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Ben Holtzman
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The Safety Classification and Engineering Design Rule of the APR1000
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Jiyong Oh (KHNP), Wook-Cheol Seol (KHNP)
Paper
Core Operation Strategies for Soluble Boron-Free and Integral-Type Small Modular Reactor
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Daehee Hwang (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.), Seo-jeong Lee (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.), Hwan-soo Lee (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.)
Altering Core Average Temperature with Steam Generator Inlet Temperature Control for SMR with Negative Moderator Temperature Coefficient
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Gyudong Kim (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Takhyun Chun (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Jeong I. Lee (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Impact of Chromium-Coated Cladding and Power Uprates on a BWR Station Blackout
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Charles F. Erickson (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Mohammad A. Allaf (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Juliana Pacheco Duarte (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Assessing Computer-Based Procedures for Enhanced Operations at the NRIC DOME Test Bed
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Thomas Folk (Idaho National Laboratory - National Reactor Innovation Center), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Landon W. Hillyard (U.S. Navy), Peter Suyderhoud (INL), Bradley Tomer (INL)
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