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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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NRC updating GEIS rule for new nuclear technology
The Nuclear Regulatory Agency is issuing a proposed generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) for use in reviewing applications for new nuclear reactors.
In an April 17 memo, NRC secretary Carrie Safford wrote that the commission approved NRC staff’s recommendation to publish in the Federal Register a proposed rule amending 10 CFR Part 51, “Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions.”
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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