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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Jefferson Lab awarded $8M for accelerator technology to enable transmutation
The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is leading research supported by two Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) grants aimed at developing accelerator technology to enable nuclear waste recycling, decreasing the half-life of spent nuclear fuel.
Both grants, totaling $8.17 million in combined funding, were awarded through the Nuclear Energy Waste Transmutation Optimized Now (NEWTON) program, which aims to enable the transmutation of nuclear fuels by funding novel technologies for improving the performance of particle generation systems.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|State
Session Chair:
Kevin T. Clarno
Alternate Chair:
Brian Greene (Johnson Service Group)
Session Organizer:
Elia Merzari
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Digital Twin Platform-based NPP Integrated Monitoring & Advanced Technology for Plant Situation Response
8:00–8:10AM CDT
Park Hyeoung-woo (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd.), Son Jeong-ok (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd.), Jang You-Hyun (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd.)
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Development Status of Innovative SMR Instrumentation System
8:10–8:20AM CDT
Ji hyeon Kim (Innovative Small Modular Reactor Development Agency), Seok hwan Jeong (Innovative Small Modular Reactor Development Agency), Tae cheol Park (Innovative Small Modular Reactor Development Agency)
Smoothing Power Fluctuations Using a Digital Twin-Informed Control System
8:20–8:30AM CDT
Max Cohen Hoffing (The University of Texas at Austin), John Ross (The University of Texas at Austin), Cole Gentry (The University of Texas at Austin), William S. Charlton (The University of Texas at Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (The University of Texas at Austin)
Machine Learning for Modeling Power Generation in ERCOT
8:30–8:40AM CDT
Laila Qutob (The University of Texas at Austin), Rachael Seidel (The University of Texas at Austin), Michael E. Webber (Univ. Texas, Austin), Joshua Rhodes (Univ. Texas, Austin), Derek Haas (The University of Texas at Austin)
You Can Have Your Cake and Eat It!
8:40–8:50AM CDT
Mark Salisbury (Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd)
Designing an Operator's Dream
8:50–9:00AM CDT
Enabling a Net Zero Economy with SMRs
9:00–9:10AM CDT
Modeling Nuclear Energy Viability in Texas with GenX
9:10–9:20AM CDT
Rachael I. Seidel (Univ. Texas, Austin), Derek Haas (Univ. Texas, Austin), Michael E. Webber (Univ. Texas, Austin), Joshua Rhodes (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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