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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|Methods Development
Tuesday, July 22, 2025|10:00AM–12:05PM EDT|Room 2
Session Chair:
Justin K. Watson
Alternate Chair:
Geoff Pihl
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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Verification of CMS5 for Higher Enrichment and High Burnup PWR Core Design
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Rodolfo M. Ferrer (Studsvik Scandpower), William C. Dawn (Studsvik Scandpower), Tamer Bahadir (Studsvik Scandpower)
Paper
Validation of CMS5 against Otto Hahn Critical Experiment Benchmark
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Tamer Bahadir (Studsvik Scandpower), Rodolfo M. Ferrer (Studsvik Scandpower)
Evaluation of GNF's Advanced Core Simulator Performance for Modern BWR Core Designs
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Virinder Sandhu (Global Nuclear Fuel), John C. Hannah (Global Nuclear Fuel), Belgacem Hizoum (Global Nuclear Fuel), Brandon D. LaFleur (Global Nuclear Fuel), Yuxuan Liu (GE Hitachi/Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas), Leonid Pogosbekyan (Global Nuclear Fuel), Anthony P. Reese (Global Nuclear Fuel)
Benchmarking CASMO5 against Monte Carlo for PWR Lattices with Higher U-235 Enrichments
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Joshua Hykes (Studsvik Scandpower), Rodolfo M. Ferrer (Studsvik Scandpower)
CASMO5 Analysis of Kurchatov Critical Experiments with 7.5-10% Enrichment
11:40AM–12:05PM EDT
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