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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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WIPP: Lessons in transportation safety
As part of a future consent-based approach by the federal government to site new deep geologic repositories for nuclear waste, local communities and states that are considering hosting such facilities are sure to have many questions. Currently, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is the only example of such a repository in operation, and it offers the opportunity for state and local officials to visit and judge for themselves the risks and benefits of hosting a similar facility. But its history can also provide lessons for these officials, particularly the political process leading up to the opening of WIPP, the safety of WIPP operations and transportation of waste from generator facilities to the site, and the economic impacts the project has had on the local area of Carlsbad, as well as the rest of the state of New Mexico.
Technical Session|Mathematics and Computation (MCD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Director's Row E
Session Chair:
Kendra P. Long
Alternate Chair:
Majdi I. Radaideh (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor)
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An Open-Source Uncertainty Quantification Framework for Neutron Flux Spectra in Reactor Irradiation Experiments
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Ragai Altamimi (ORNL), Kemal Ramic (ORNL), Vittorio Badalassi (ORNL)
Paper
Verification of Novel Nuclear Data Sensitivity Calculation Methods for Neutron Leakage Measurements in MCNP
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Annamaria McHugh (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Peter J. Brain (LANL), Theresa E. Cutler (LANL), Noah Kleedtke (LANL), Michael E. Rising (LANL), Shaun D. Clarke (Univ. Michigan), Sara A. Pozzi (Univ. Michigan)
Quantifying the Impact of Nuclear Data on Predictive Radiation Transport alpha-eigenvalue Calculations
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Antonio Huerta (Oregon State University Student Section), Todd S. Palmer (Oregon State), Camille Palmer (Oregon State), Michael E. Rising (LANL)
Representative keff Sensitivity Profiles for the MCFR Program
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Michael Branco-Katcher (TerraPower), Anselmo T. Cisneros (TerraPower), Bobbi Harper (TerraPower), Thomas H. Drury (TerraPower)
Presented by Matthew Wargon (Consultant)
Data-driven Anomaly-aware Sensor Uncertainty Quantification for Nuclear Waste Management Systems
2:20–2:40PM MDT
Sachini Piyoni Ekanayake (GE Vernova Advanced Research Center), Scott C. Evans (GE Vernova Advanced Research Center), Hao Huang (GE Vernova Advanced Research Center), Philip Honnold (Sandia), Nathan T. Shoman (Sandia)
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