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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
Technical Session|Fuel Management
Wednesday, July 23, 2025|10:00AM–12:05PM EDT|Beach Room
Session Chair:
Baris Sarikaya
Alternate Chair:
Duncan E. Robinson
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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Fuel Assembly Lattice Designs using High Enrichment and Hybrid Burnable Absorbers - Zirconium Diboride and Gadolinia
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Damon Bryson (Duke Energy)
Paper
BISON Modeling of ZIRLO Cladding for Reactivity Initiated Accident Separate Effects
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Landry D. Wells (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
A Soluble Boron-Free Core Design Having Cr-coated GdN-CBA for Load-Following Operation with Two Control Rod Designs
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Woo Jin Lee (Hanyang Univ.), Sung Hyun Cho (Hanyang Univ.), Ser Gi Hong (Hanyang Univ.)
Evaluation of Framatome Shielding Fuel Assemblies in the Swedish Nuclear Power Plant Ringhals 3
11:15–11:40AM EDT
L. Ackermann (Framatome), C. Möllmer (Framatome), J. Peucker (Framatome)
Pin Placement Optimization for Single and Dual Gadolinia Loading Patterns in Pressurized Water Reactor Fuel Assemblies
11:40AM–12:05PM EDT
Danielle Harris (Duke Energy)
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