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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE awards ANS-backed workforce consortium $19.2M
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy recently awarded about $49.7 million to 10 university-led projects aiming to develop nuclear workforce training programs around the country.
DOE-NE issued its largest award, $19.2 million, to the newly formed Great Lakes Partnership to Enhance the Nuclear Workforce (GLP). This regional consortium, which is led by the University of Toledo and includes the American Nuclear Society, will use the funds to fill a variety of existing gaps in the nuclear workforce pipeline.
Technical Session|Fuel Management
Monday, July 21, 2025|10:00AM–12:05PM EDT|Beach Room
Session Chair:
Petri Forslund Guimarães (Studsvik)
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin S. Collins
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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Review of the InCore Nuclear Fuel Management over the Operating Life of a PWR NPP
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Juan Antonio Bermejo (CNAT), Alberto Ortego (CNAT), Juan Carlos Martines-Murillo (CNAT)
Paper
Multi-Cycle Core Design Optimization with Multiple Input and Output Constraints
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Aaron M. Graham (Veracity Nuclear), Benjamin S. Collins (Veracity Nuclear), David Kropaczek (Veracity Nuclear)
Design Methods to Reduce Risk of Crud-Induced Power Shift in Pressurized Water Reactors Case Study
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Alexandra R. Dixon (Duke Energy)
Optimizing Boiling Water Reactor Fuel Cycle Economics under Steam Dryer Performance Constraints with the aid of a Machine-Learning based Moisture Carryover Predictive Tool
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Aaron Phillippe (Southern Nuclear Co.), Jackie Golabek (Southern Nuclear Co.), Randy Dunavant (Southern Nuclear Co.), Johnathan Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs), Sanchari Banerjee (Blue Wave AI Labs)
Extended Fuel Cycle Optimization of a Generic B&W PWR Using Gadolinia Burnable Poison Only
11:40AM–12:05PM EDT
Zachary D. Bevans (NCSU), Scott P. Palmtag (NCSU)
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