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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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World Bank, IAEA partner to fund nuclear energy
The World Bank and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement last week to cooperate on the construction and financing of advanced nuclear projects in developing countries, marking the first partnership since the bank ended its ban on funding for nuclear energy projects.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|Michigan/Texas
Session Chair:
Carlo Fiorina
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Session Organizer:
Massimiliano Fratoni
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OpenFSAM: An Open Source Simulated Annealing Module
3:15–3:35PM EDT
Nicholas F. Herring (NCSU), Yousry Y. Azmy (NCSU)
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — OpenFSAM
Optimization of Light Water Reactor Core Design Using a Genetic Algorithm in the RAVEN Framework
3:35–3:55PM EDT
Khang Nguyen (NCSU), Jason Hou (NCSU), Mohammad G. Abdo (INL), Junyung Kim (INL), Congjian Wang (INL), Yong-Joon Choi (INL)
SFR versus LFR Fuel Cycle Cost Comparison
3:55–4:15PM EDT
Khaldoon A. Al-Dawood (NCSU), Scott P. Palmtag (NCSU)
Coupling of Python Optimization Library mlrose and SIMULATE-3 for SMR Core Design
4:15–4:35PM EDT
Noah M. Marks (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Pin Power Calculation on BWR Colorset with Machine-Learning-Aided Reactor Physics Simulation
4:35–4:55PM EDT
M.R. Oktavian (Purdue), J. Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs), J.T. Gruenwald (Blue Wave AI Labs), Y. Xu (Purdue)
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