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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Ten EU countries call for nuclear to be marked ‘sustainable’
Ten of the 27 member countries of the European Union recently sent a letter to the European Commission calling for nuclear power to be labeled as sustainable in a new rulemaking that pertains to powering data centers and artificial intelligence.
While the EC’s decision could have significant impact on the future deployment of nuclear across the continent, this call to action also represents a broader positive reconsideration of nuclear power in Europe in recent years.
Technical Session|Reactor Physics (RPD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Governor's Square 14
Session Chair:
Cihang Lu (Brookhaven)
Alternate Chairs:
Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
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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 (ORNL), Donny Hartanto (ORNL)
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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 (ORNL), Aaron Holzaepfel (ORNL)
AI-Driven Automated Design of Horizontal Split Table Critical Experiments
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Takanori Kajihara (INL), Paul A. Ferney (INL), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (INL), Mohammad G. Abdo (INL)
PWR Core Shut Down Margin Analysis for Cycle Extension and Uprates with LEU+ Accident Tolerant Fuel
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Chase Stormoen (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Gabriel R. Dengler-Jeanblanc (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Rahnuma Aziz Nisa (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Andrew Quaal (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. 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)