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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 8–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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White House taps Douglas Weaver for NRC role
The Trump White House has nominated seasoned nuclear regulatory expert Douglas Weaver for a commissioner seat on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. If confirmed, Weaver would fill the seat vacated by NRC commissioner Annie Caputo, who resigned in July.
Weaver’s nomination was sent earlier today to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. If confirmed, he would finish the remainder of Caputo’s term, which expires June 30, 2026.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|8:00–9:45AM EDT|Florida/Illinois
Session Chair:
Walid Metwally (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin Martin
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Impact of Thermal Scattering Law on Similarity Assessment in Light-Water or Polyethylene-Moderated Systems
8:00–8:20AM EDT
Travis M. Greene (ORNL), William J. Marshall (ORNL), Alexander Lang (ORNL), Travis Zipperer (PNNL)
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Flattop Benchmark Reevaluation Update
8:20–8:40AM EDT
Kristin Stolte (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Dave Hayes (LANL)
Ab Initio Evaluation of Plutonium Dioxide S(α,β) and Thermal Neutron Cross Sections
8:40–9:00AM EDT
J.P.W. Crozier (NCSU), A.I. Hawari (NCSU)
Impact of Cross Section Libraries on Loading Curves for Burnup Credit Criticality Safety Analysis Models
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Rabab Elzohery (ORNL), Germina Ilas (ORNL)
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