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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Two steps forward for U.K. advanced nuclear
This week, two significant announcements have emerged from the United Kingdom’s advanced reactor sector.
On June 14, Rolls-Royce, the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory, and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency announced that they had signed two trilateral memorandums of cooperation to collaborate on “advanced modular reactor (AMR) technology, specifically high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGR), and the coated particle fuel these reactors will use.”
Separately, on June 16, Bellevue, Wash.–based TerraPower announced that its Natrium reactor design has been formally submitted for U.K. regulatory review. The company also announced the formation of a new subsidiary, TerraPower UK Ltd.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2022)
Technical Session|Panel
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|San Simeon B
Session Chair:
Xingang Zhao (ORNL)
Session Organizers:
Yang Liu (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
In the past few years, reactor thermal-hydraulic (T-H) study has advanced with the support of machine learning (ML) in many aspects, including automated experimental data analysis, data-driven prediction for important reactor thermal-fluid phenomena, and surrogate modeling and uncertainty quantification for reactor system codes. ML also showed promising potential to expand reactor T-H to a wider range of applications to better support advanced reactor deployment, such as integrated multi-physics modeling and digital twin. On the other hand, ML in T-H study has its unique challenges, from data availability and quality to model transparency and interpretability. In this panel session, experts from different institutes with a diverse background will share their experience and perspectives on ML for T-H study, including recent progresses, existing challenges and potential solutions, and future opportunities.
Prashant Jain
ORNL
Xu Wu
NCSU
Juliana Duarte
Virginia Tech
Yang Liu
TAMU
Pat Everett
Oklo Inc
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