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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|Fuel Cycle and Waste Management (FCWMD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Harish Reddy Gadey (Idaho National Laboratory)
Alternate Chair:
Kaushik Banerjee (Idaho National Laboratory)
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Optimization of Burnable Poison Pin Pattern
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Noah L. Estrada (Texas A&M University - Kingsville), Xue Yang (Texas A&M University Kingsville)
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Laser Spectroscopy Techniques for Early Detection of CISCC on SNF Canisters
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Haori Yang (Oregon State University), Frederick Buckman (Oregon State University)
Monitoring of Spent Nuclear Fuel in Sealed Dry Storage Canisters
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Maxwell Kavanagh (Oregon State University), Haori Yang (Oregon State University)
Python-Based Parallel Reload Optimization Framework with SIMULATE-3 and Mlrose
4:15–4:35PM MDT
James W. Carnal (University of Tennessee - knoxville), Noah M. Marks (University of Tennessee Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
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