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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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From Plan to Reality: Closing the Execution Gap in Nuclear Projects
At the outset, the project looked solid.
The schedule was well defined. Cost projections were within expectations. Engineering milestones were aligned with procurement and construction plans. On paper, everything pointed toward success. But as construction progressed, challenges began to emerge.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RRSD
Tuesday, June 13, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|California
Session Chair:
Adam J. Carroll
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Venugopal K. Varma
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Robotic Digital Twin of Mobile Robotic Hot Cell for Nuclear Waste Handling
3:15–3:35PM EDT
Young Soo Park (ANL), Venugopal Varma (ORNL), Edward Colgate (Northwestern Univ.), Sabri Cetin (Univ. Ilinois, Chicago), Anamary Daniel (Inspection Expert), Wendell Chun (Univ. Denver), Boaz Buechley (United Cleanup Oak Ridge), John Lee (Dept. of Energy)
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Recent Updates to KRAKEN: A MOOSE-Based Multiphysics Simulation Platform for Soft Materials and Robots
3:35–3:55PM EDT
Kevin Wandke (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Y Z (Univ. Michigan)
