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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE consortium begins new initiative aimed at growing fuel cycle
The U.S Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, through its Defense Production Act (DPA) Nuclear Fuel Cycle Consortium, has begun a new initiative aimed at securing the nation’s nuclear fuel supply chain.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom B
Session Chair:
Elia Merzari (Penn State)
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Experimental Investigation of a Scaled-Down MSR Drain System for Hydrodynamic Performance Evaluation
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Joo Hyung Seo (UNIST), Ji H. Kim (HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION NewEnergy Division), Sang J. Kim (HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION NewEnergy Division), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
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Analysis of MSR Fuel Salt Drain System Through MARS Simulation of Scaled Experiments
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Woonho Jeong (HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION), Sangjin Kim (HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION), Seul B. Park (HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION), Ji H. Kim (HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION)
Towards a High-Fidelity Model of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Rok Krpan (TAMU), Carlo Fiorina (TAMU), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Cole A. Gentry (Univ. Texas, Austin), Jean C. Ragusa (TAMU)
An Anisotropic Method for Modeling Contact Thermal Resistance in CHT Simulations of PBRs
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Dezhi Dai (ANL), Haomin Yuan (ANL), Prasad Vegendla (ANL), Adrian Tentner (ANL)
Numerical Database for Simulation of a 67-Pebble Bed
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Michael J. Seneca (Penn State), Haomin Yuan (ANL), Adrian Tentner (ANL), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
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