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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Argonne creates new methodology for digital twins
Hu
Argonne National Laboratory has added a new twist to digital twin technology for research into nuclear energy. According to Rui Hu, a principal nuclear engineer at Argonne, “Our digital twin technology introduces a significant step toward understanding and managing advanced nuclear reactors, enabling us to predict and respond to changes with the required speed and accuracy.”
The research of Hu and his colleagues, “Development of Whole System Digital Twins for Advanced Reactors: Leveraging Graph Neural Networks and SAM Simulations,” was published in the American Nuclear Society journal Nuclear Technology.
Virtual representation: A digital twin technology is an accurate virtual representation of a complex system. It is updated with real-time data from sensors applied to the physical system, such as a nuclear reactor.
November 9–12, 2025 | Washington, DC | Washington Hilton
General Chair
Thomas Hanlon (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Program Chair
James W. Behrens
SUBMISSION OF SUMMARIES: JUNE 24, 2025
AUTHOR NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: JULY 21, 2025
REVISED SUMMARIES DUE: JULY 31, 2025
The Advances in Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC) is sponsored by the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies.
Submissions should contain new data and investigations in scientific or program areas that are of general interest, address problems of interdisciplinary significance, or include in-depth discussions of scientific and technical issues or waste management regulatory and policy issues. Summaries are presented orally at the conference, and presenters are expected to register for the conference. All submissions must be in English. Non-U.S. attendees requesting a visa invitation letter: registrar@ans.org.
Summaries should be a maximum of four (4) pages and a minimum of one (1) page; references, tables, figures, and acknowledgements are counted as pages. Authors will be billed a per page charge of $100 for all pages over four.
General guidance for Summary Content:
The list of topics below is meant as guidance for areas of particular interest. Summaries in areas not specifically mentioned but part of the conference scope are encouraged. Contributions from international, next-generation experts, and university communities are highly encouraged.
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