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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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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|Artificial Intelligence
Monday, July 21, 2025|4:05–5:45PM EDT|Room 3
Session Chair:
Jason Hou
Alternate Chair:
ATUL KARVE
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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Deep Learning Application for Thermal Limit Bias Predictions in BWRs
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Jeremy D. Barnhart (Constellation Nuclear), Anirudh Tunga (Blue Wave AI Labs), Jonathan M. Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs), James J. Tusar (Constellation Corporation)
Paper
Use of Machine Learning to Address Moisture Carryover (MCO) in Boiling Water Reactors
4:30–4:55PM EDT
Victoria Micallef (Constellation Energy Generation), Sanchari Banerjee (Blue Wave AI Labs), Jonathan M. Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs), James J. Tusar (Constellation Corporation)
Spacer Relocation Signature for GNF3 Fuel Assemblies with Raised Water Rods
4:55–5:20PM EDT
Jonathan M. Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs), Baris Sarikaya (Constellation Generation), James J. Tusar (Constellation Corporation), Michael J. Mueterthies (Blue Wave AI Labs)
Improving Core Observables with Entropy-Based Debiasing Inference Methodology
5:20–5:45PM EDT
ATUL KARVE, Ayden S. Cohn (GE Hitachi), Roger Doles (Global Nuclear Fuel), Hany S. Abdel-Khalik (Purdue University)
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