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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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Flamanville-3 reaches full power
France’s state-owned electric utility EDF has announced that Flamanville-3—the country’s first EPR—reached full nuclear thermal power for the first time, generating 1,669 megawatts of gross electrical power. This major milestone is significant in terms of both this project and France’s broader nuclear sector.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPSD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom F
Session Chair:
Moataz Harb
Alternate Chair:
Tucker C. McClanahan
Session Organizer:
Irina I. Popova
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Enhanced Ray Tracing for Point Kernel Code Poker through Hardware-accelerated OptiX SDK
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Junyi Chen (Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University), Chenghao Cao (Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University), Shaoning Shen (Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University), Jingang Liang (Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University)
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Enhancing MCNP Visualization: A Native 3D Geometry Rendering Tool
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Jeremy E. Sweezy (LANL)
NV-Explore: 3D Radiation Mapping for Dose Estimation in Hazardous Environments
8:40–9:00AM CDT
Jonathan Wright (Createc), Rosemary Lester (Createc)
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