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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Westinghouse signs MOU with Tetra Tech for Canadian new-build projects
Westinghouse Electric Company will collaborate with Tetra Tech Canada to explore the possible development and deployment of Westinghouse’s nuclear power reactors in Ontario, Canada, under a memorandum of understanding signed by the companies on January 28.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Carmel
Session Chair:
Moussa Mahgerefteh (Constellation)
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni
Session Organizer:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
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Quantum Physics Inspired Methods for Two-Batch PWR Loading Pattern Optimization
Joseph Fustero (NCSU), Frank Mueller (NCSU), David Kropaczek (ORNL), Colleen Farrelly (Staticlsym)
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The Neutronic and Economic Advantages of Cuboid Geometry for CANDU and Low-Pressure Reactors
Ibrahim K. Attieh (X-Energy), P. Eng (X-Energy), Roger Webb (SRNL (Retiree)), John Hilborn (Atomic Energy of Canada (Retiree))
Topologically Optimal Nuclear Core Designs Using Deterministic Neutronics
Gavin Ridley (MIT), Lorenzo Venneri (MIT), Benoit Forget (MIT)
Analytic Reactivity Error Analysis of Cross Section Interpolation Methods in Nodal Diffusion Codes
Thomas Folk (Univ. Michigan), Siddhartha Srivastava (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Understanding Xenon Oscillations Through Physics-Based Reduced Order Modelling
K.T. Pedersen (Chalmers Univ. of Technology), C. Demazière (Chalmers Univ. of Technology), P. Vinai (Chalmers Univ. of Technology)
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