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Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Deep Isolation validates its disposal canister for TRISO spent fuel
Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation announced it has successfully completed Project PUCK, a government-funded initiative to demonstrate the feasibility and potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System (UCS) to manage TRISO spent nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Fuel Management
Monday, July 21, 2025|10:00AM–12:05PM EDT|Room 3
Session Chair:
Dave G. Knott
Alternate Chair:
Jeffrey A. Borkowski
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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The CONCORS Software Method for Coupled Code Simulation
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Matthew Adler (Studsvik Scandpower), Jeffrey A. Borkowski (Studsvik Scandpower), Lotfi A. Belblidia (Studsvik Scandpower)
Paper
Recent Developments and Applications of the SOSA Shuffling Sequence Code
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Pieter Wakker (NRG PALLAS), Maarten Brinkman (NRG PALLAS), Henk Gibcus (NRG PALLAS)
Extension of the In-Core Shuffling Algorithm to PWRs in MARLA
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Dave Knott (Studsvik), Christian C. Oyarzun (Studsvik), Tung D. Nguyen (Studsvik), Jeffrey Borkowski (Studsvik)
Novel Evolutionary Algorithm for Solution of Multicycle Core and Fuel Design Optimization
11:15–11:40AM EDT
David J. Kropaczek (Veracity Nuclear), Benjamin S. Collins (Veracity Nuclear), Aaron M. Graham (Veracity Nuclear), Andrew Godfrey (Veracity Nuclear)
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