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Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
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|Fuel Management
Tuesday, July 22, 2025|10:00AM–12:05PM EDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Ho Q. Lam
Alternate Chair:
Jennifer W. Baker
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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High-Burnup BWR LOCA Burst Analysis Framework Development
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Ian Greenquist (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Nathan Capps (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Mehdi Asgari (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Aaron Wysocki (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Shane Henderson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Robert Salko (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Baris Sarikaya (Constellation Energy Generation), James Tusar (Constellation Energy Generation), Ian Porter (GE Vernova Inc)
Paper
Neutronic Performance Analysis of 60 MWe Small Modular Reactor Core with LEU+ Fuels and GdN Coating Burnable Absorbers
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Choi Seung Hyeon (Hanyang University)
Cycle Optimization for a 4-loop PWR Using Multicycle Constraint Annealing
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Zachary D. Bevans (North Carolina State University), Aidan Furlong (North Carolina State University), Scott Palmtag (North Carolina State University)
Neutronic Analysis for Accident Tolerant Fuel and Control Rod Loaded APR- 1400 with STREAM/RAST-K 2.0 code
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Eun Jeong (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology)
PWR Reload Core Design and Licensing Strategies for HALEU and High Burnup
11:40AM–12:05PM EDT
Bradley E. Balltrip (Southern Nuclear Company), Matthew Leonard (Westinghouse Electric Company), Radu O. Pomirleanu (Westinghouse)
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