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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|Thermal Hydraulics (THD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Room 4
Session Chair:
Izabela Gutowska (Oregon State University)
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Steam Line Break Analysis Methodology under Flexible Operation Conditions in Innovative Small Modular Reactor
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Seong ho Jee, Gyu Cheon Lee, Min Shin Jung, Eun joo Lee (KEPCO E&C), Ung Soo Kim
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Reliability of natural circulation for long-term heat removal in SMR systems
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Romney B. Duffey (Self), Enrico Zio (Mines-Paris-PSL, University of Paris, France ), Richard Schultz (Idaho Sate University, Pocatello, Idaho)
Validation of the Reactor Vessel Auxiliary Cooling System (RVACS) Model within SAS4A/SASSYS-1
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Yeongshin Jeong (Argonne National Laboratory), Yang Zhao (Argonne National Laboratory), Daniel O'Grady (Argonne National Laboratory), Acacia J. Brunett (Argonne National Laboratory)
Simulation of Heavy-gas Ingress Event in Natural Convection Shutdown Heat Removal Test Facility Using SAM
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Gang Yang (Argonne National Laboratory), Michael Anthony Mendes (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Ling Zou (Argonne National Laboratory), Rui Hu (Argonne National Laboratory)
Scaling Analysis of a Surrogate Fluid based Thermal Convection Loop for Digital Twin Data Generation
2:20–2:40PM MDT
Jerel W. Houston (Virginia Commonwealth University)
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