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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Studsvik applies to build more reactors; Sweden seeks majority control of SMR company
New developments in Sweden’s nuclear energy industry continue to make headlines. Last week, Swedish engineering services firm Studsvik submitted an application to build between 600 MWe and 1,400 MWe of new nuclear power capacity “at and around” its Nyköping Municipality headquarters. Separately, the Swedish government is looking to acquire a majority ownership stake in Videberg Kraft AB.
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 (Univ. Texas, Austin), John Ross (Univ. Texas, Austin), Cole Gentry (Univ. Texas, Austin), William S. Charlton (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Machine Learning for Modeling Power Generation in ERCOT
8:30–8:40AM CDT
Laila Qutob (Univ. Texas, Austin), Rachael Seidel (Univ. Texas, Austin), Michael E. Webber (Univ. Texas, Austin), Joshua Rhodes (Univ. Texas, Austin), Derek Haas (Univ. Texas, 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)