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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC introduces microreactor regulatory framework
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released a new licensing framework for microreactors and similar reactor designs that may provide a more suitable pathway for applicants with simpler technologies.
The proposed rule—known as Part 57—is the latest to come out of the NRC’s rules review and overhaul stemming from the ADVANCE Act and 2025 nuclear-related executive orders. It is also the latest framework developed for advanced reactor designs shifting away from light water reactor technology, such as the Part 53 rule finalized in March.
Technical Session
Thursday, October 7, 2021|10:40AM–12:20PM EDT
Session Chair:
Robert Nourgaliev (LLNL)
Session Organizer:
Student Producer:
Thomas Folk (Univ. of Michigan)
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Development of a Thermal Hydraulic Model for the Versatile Test Reactor Using the CTF Subchannel Code
10:40–11:05AM EDT
Cole Takasugi (NC State Univ.), Nicolas Martin (INL), SuJong Yoon (INL), Samuel Bays (INL), Maria Avramova (NC State Univ.), Kostadin Ivanov (NC State Univ.)
Paper
Development of Whole-Core Steady-State Thermal Hydraulic Model for Annular Fuel Type Small Modular Fluoride-Salt-Cooled Reactors
11:05–11:30AM EDT
Sriram Chandrasekaran (Georgia Institute of Technology), Srinivas Garimella (Georgia Institute of Technology)
A Coarse-Mesh-Based OpenFOAM Solver for Thermal-Hydraulic Simulation of Fuel Element in a Thermal Propulsion Reactor
11:30–11:55AM EDT
J. C. Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology), D. Kotlyar (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Nodal Integral Methods in Curvilinear Coordinates Applied to Quadrilateral Elements
11:55AM–12:20PM EDT
Ibrahim Jarrah (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Rizwan-uddin (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
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