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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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University of Rochester and Focused Energy establish $6.9 million partnership
Focused Energy and the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) have established a $6.9 million partnership agreement to collaborate on fundamental challenges in inertial fusion energy.
Technical Session|Reactor Physics (RPD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 7
Session Chair:
Cihang Lu (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Alternate Chairs:
Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Pavel V. Tsvetkov (Texas A&M University)
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Impact of Spatial Mesh Resolution on Beryllium Poison Production and End-of-Cycle Reactivity in HFIR
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Kevin Burg (ORNL), David Chandler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Donny Hartanto (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Reactor Physics Model Development and Depletion for HFIR 85 MW and 100 MW Studies
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Kevin Burg (ORNL), David Chandler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Aaron Holzaepfel (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
AI-Driven Automated Design of Horizontal Split Table Critical Experiments
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Takanori Kajihara (Idaho National Laboratory), Paul A. Ferney, Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (Idaho National Laboratory), Mohammad G. Abdo (Idaho National Laboratory)
PWR Core Shut Down Margin Analysis for Cycle Extension and Uprates with LEU+ Accident Tolerant Fuel
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Chase Stormoen (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Gabriel R. Dengler-Jeanblanc (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Rahnuma Aziz Nisa (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Andrew Quaal, Ben Lindley (University of Wisconsin Madison)
Neutron Decay Rates in Fast and Thermal Reactor Systems
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Kevin A. Kelly (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)), Daniel Moneghan (EPRI)
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