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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC dockets construction permit for Dow, X-energy SMR
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build an X-energy small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD|Cosponsored by ANSTD, NCSD, NISD, RRSD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Los Angeles
Session Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Alternate Chair:
Yiqi Yu
Session Organizer:
Elia Merzari
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Advancing nuclear safety through Acoustic Leak Imaging: augmented reality for maintenance operations
1:00–1:10PM CDT
Emma Lambert (Distran Switzerland), Pamela Engebretsen (Distran USA), Armand Adande (Distran USA)
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Reasonable Assurance of Adequate Protection: Examination of Standard and Applications
1:10–1:20PM CDT
James B. O'Brien (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Steve L. Krahn (Vanderbilt University)
Lilith - a New Enduring Plutonium Critical Assembly
1:20–1:30PM CDT
George E. McKenzie (LANL), Jesson D. Hutchinson (LANL), Cole M. Kostelac (LANL), Justin Lee (LANL), Robert C. Little (LANL), Garrett E. McMath (LANL), Eric Williamson (LANL), Kristin Stolte (LANL)
Safeguards by Design - From the Ground Up
1:30–1:40PM CDT
Mark Salisbury (Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd)
Mitigation of Electrical Damage to Reactor Recirculating Pump Face Seals with Shaft Grounding Rings
1:40–1:50PM CDT
Andrew Kressbach (Electro Static Technology), Richard Nye (Electro Static Technology), Sean Cleary (Electro Static Technology)
Sandia Holistic Advanced Reactor Capabilities Center (SHARCC)
1:50–2:00PM CDT
Sylvia J. Saltzstein (Sandia National Laboratories), Carmen M. Mendez (Sandia National Laboratories), Amanda Barela (Sandia National Laboratories), Richard Griffith (Sandia National Laboratories), David L. Luxat (Sandia National Laboratories), Ben B. Cipiti (Sandia National Laboratories), Scott Sanborn (Sandia National Laboratories)
Preliminary Assessment of Nonuniform Radial Voiding on Reactivity
2:00–2:10PM CDT
Japan K. Patel (The Ohio State University)
AI-Powered Gamma Imaging Advances Nuclear Decommissioning Operations
2:10–2:20PM CDT
Jon Buchanan (3D Plus Detection Systems)
Robotics for Remote Controlled Ground and Aerial Radiation Measurement Platform
2:20–2:30PM CDT
Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay (Remote Sensing Laboratory - Andrews), Richard J. Maurer (Mission Support and Testt Services), Noah Doney (Mission Support and Test Services), Alexander Barzilov (Umiversity of Nevada, Las Vegas), Woosoon Yim (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Experience in Utilizing Drones at Nuclear Power Plants: A Case Study on Safety Monitoring of Plant Facilities based on Multiple Drones
2:30–2:40PM CDT
Yeong-Bin Seo (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.), Woojin Seol (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.), EunHye Song (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.)
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