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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Reimagining nuclear materials for the future of medicine
Nuclear medicine has come a long way since Henri Becquerel first observed the penetrating energy of radioactive materials in 1896. Today, technetium-99m alone is used in more than 40 million diagnostic procedures every year—from cardiovascular imaging and bone scans to cancer detection—making it the undisputed workhorse of nuclear medicine. That single statistic tells you something important: An enormous portion of modern diagnostic medicine rests on a surprisingly narrow foundation, one built around a small number of aging research reactors that were never originally designed for continuous isotope production.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom A
Session Chair:
Yue Jin
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Juliana P. Duarte
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Completion of the GOTHIC v8.5 Multi-Physics Analysis Software Development
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Yong-Joon Choi (EPRI), Jeffrey W. Lane (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Thomas L. George (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Jordan E. Penley (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Jared Zankowski (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Stan Claybrook (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Matthew Scroggins (Numerical Advisory Solutions)
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Development of a High Flux Isotope Reactor Nominal RELAP5 Model for Pressure Transient Analysis
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Valerie Fudurich (ORNL)
Development of PATRIOT Facility for Advanced Nuclear Safety Technology Application
8:40–9:00AM CDT
Ik Jae Jin (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Numerical Investigation of Globe Valve Performance in Variable Valve Sizes, Positions, and Flow Regimes for SMART Valve Application
9:00–9:20AM CDT
Anutam Bairagi (Univ. New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)