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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ADP on track to complete major D&D work at Crystal River-3 this summer
Advanced Decommissioning Partners, a joint venture of NorthStar Group Services and Orano USA, is set to complete major decommissioning activities at Crystal River-3 nuclear power plant in Florida this summer, according to the license termination plan (LTP) the company submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom B
Session Chair:
Subash Sharma (UML)
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Effect of Leak in the Upper Vessel Head of HTGRs on Onset of Natural Circulation
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Daniel W. Gould (Kansas State), John M. Matulis (Purdue Univ.), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue Univ.)
Presented by Broderick Sieh (Purdue Univ.)
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Improvements of the Reactor Vessel Auxiliary Cooling System (RVACS) Models within SAS4A/SASSYS-1
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Yeongshin Jeong (ANL), Daniel O'Grady (ANL), Acacia J. Brunett (ANL)
A One-Dimensional Modelling Approach for Thermal Mixing and Stratification in Nuclear Reactors: Numerical Verification and Demonstration
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Eric Cervi (ANL), Grégoire Lebrun (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
Simulations of Twisted Tape Inserts of Varying Twist Pitches to Understand Thermal Hydraulic Impacts in Fusion Energy Systems
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Gavin Standish (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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