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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Studsvik applies to build more reactors; Sweden seeks majority control of SMR company
New developments in Sweden’s nuclear energy industry continue to make headlines. Last week, Swedish engineering services firm Studsvik submitted an application to build between 600 MWe and 1,400 MWe of new nuclear power capacity “at and around” its Nyköping Municipality headquarters. Separately, the Swedish government is looking to acquire a majority ownership stake in Videberg Kraft AB.
Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Technical Session|Nuclear Materials Performance, Prediction and Qualification
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Governor's Square 17
Session Chair:
Pierre-Clement Simon (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Jake Quincey (Kairos Power)
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Predicting Nuclear Fuel Lattice Parameters From Fuel Composition Using Machine Learning
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Cade A. Finney (Univ. Florida), Denise Adorno Lopes Adorno Lopes, Bekah Petrosky (ORNL), William F. Cureton
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Understanding Nuclear Fuel Cladding Mechanical Behavior with FEA and Explainable Machine Learning
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Mahmut N. Cinbiz (ORNL), Gorti Sarma (ORNL), Benton Garrison, Kory Linton (ORNL)
A Physics-Guided Neural Network for Predicting Mass Change in Two Polyurethane Foams from Humidity-Induced Water Diffusion
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Michael May (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Vincent Lamberti (Consolidated Nuclear Security/Y-12 National Security Complex), Russell Hallman (Consolidated Nuclear Security/Y-12 National Security Complex), Derick Weis (Consolidated Nuclear Security/Y-12 National Security Complex), Jamie B. Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Time Large Language Models for Digital-Twin Monitoring of MiniFuel Irradiation Experiments
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Gustavo A. Giraldo Echeverri (Southern Methodis University), Adel Alaeddini (Southern Methodis University), Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Nathan Capps (ORNL), Elizabeth S. Sooby (University of Texas San Antonio)
Optical Absorption Modeling in Molten Salt Mixtures
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Jacob C. Numbers (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Anthony Birri (ORNL), Xingang Zhao (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)