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August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Mark Peters: Building on a strong foundation
Summer at the American Nuclear Society carries with it a sense of renewed momentum as the incoming president takes office and starts making plans for the year ahead. This has been particularly true in the last few years, as nuclear energy moves into a new era marked by broader public interest, stronger policy support, and a growing sense of possibility across the field. Mark Peters, the Society’s 72nd president, shares that optimism—and he is focused on turning it into results.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD|Cosponsored by AAD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Los Angeles
Session Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
Alternate Chair:
Lin Shao
Session Organizer:
Elia Merzari
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Developing Microstructurally Accurate Finite Element Meshes for Nuclear Fuels from 3D FIB Tomography Data
3:15–3:25PM CDT
Cade A. Finney (Univ. Florida), Mitchell Mika (Univ. Florida), Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
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Automatic Feature Segmentation of TRISO Fuel Cross-Sections Through Machine Learning
3:25–3:35PM CDT
Lu Cai (INL), Fei Xu (INL), Min Xian (University of Idaho), Yalei Tang (INL), Liang Zhao (INL), John Stempien (INL)
Thermal Stability and Strengthening Mechanism of BNNT Reinforced 316L Stainless Steel Composites
3:35–3:45PM CDT
Jingfan Yang (INL), Xinchang Zhang (INL), Rongjie Song (INL)
Assessing High Burnup U-19Pu-10Zr Fuel Performance Against Historical and Modeled Behavior
3:45–3:55PM CDT
Allison R. Probert (Univ. Florida), Alexander L. Swearingen (INL), Jason Schulthess (INL), Colby B. Jensen (INL), Luca Capriotti (INL), Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
Lattice Structured Lightweight Structural Materials
3:55–4:05PM CDT
Rongjie Song (INL), Michael Moorehead (INL), Dewen Yushu (INL), Jingfan Yang (INL), Jia-Hong Ke (INL)
Initial Characterization of 80 MeV Xe Irradiated UN at 400-500 °C
4:05–4:15PM CDT
Ryan Crichton (ANL), Peter Mouche (ANL), Aaron Oaks (ANL), William Limestall (Argonne National Laboratory; Illinois Institute of Technology), Abdellatif M. Yacout (ANL), Laura M. Jamison (ANL)
Code Qualification of Alloy 709 for High Temperature Reactor Applications
4:15–4:25PM CDT
Y. Wang (ORNL), T.-L. Sham (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), R. Wright (Structural Alloys, LLC.), X. Zhang (ANL), M. C. Messner (ANL), R. Bass (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), H. Mahajan (INL), Z. Feng (ORNL)
Advanced Moderator Module (AMM) Development for Microreactors
4:25–4:35PM CDT
Sumit Bhattacharya (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Caitlin A. Kohnert (LANL), Michael Hahn (LANL), Thomas J. Nizolek (LANL), Erik P. Luther (LANL), Holly Renee Trellue (LANL), Abdellatif M. Yacout (ANL)
The Role of Stoichiometry in High-Temperature Ceramic FCCI Barriers
4:35–4:45PM CDT
Sumit Bhattacharya (ANL), Zhi-Gang Mei (ANL), Shipeng Shu (ANL), Abdellatif M. Yacout (ANL)
Design Optimization of the FRIB Beam Dump Through Reinforcement Learning with Genetic Algorithm
4:45–4:55PM CDT
Geunhyeong Lee (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams), Jeongseog Song (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams), Mohit Patil (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams), Raul Quispe-Abad (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams), Nathan Bultman (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams), Takuji Kanemura (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams)