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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Building momentum for a stronger ANS
Hash Hashemianpresident@ans.org
The 2025 ANS Annual Conference in Chicago was a powerful springboard to begin my term as president. With over 1,400 attendees, it was one of our most dynamic gatherings in recent memory—full of energy, ideas, and a shared commitment to advancing nuclear science and technology.
As we move forward, my focus is clear: to elevate the role of nuclear in environmental protection, national security, energy diversity, and grid stability. These priorities are not just strategic—they are essential to a cleaner, more resilient future.
The goals I laid out at the conclusion of the Board of Directors meeting in June are simple, but I am sure they will be effective in engaging our community.
One simple change to start is the move away from the term meetings—the American Nuclear Society now uses the term conferences to describe its two yearly flagship gatherings, to more appropriately reflect the more than 1,000 attendees that these events bring together.
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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