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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Nuclear power’s new rule book: Managing uncertainty in efficiency, safety, and independence
The U.S. nuclear industry is standing at its most volatile regulatory moment yet—one that will shape the trajectory and the safety of the industry for decades to come. Recent judicial, legislative, and executive actions are rewriting the rules governing the licensing and regulation of nuclear power reactors. Although these changes are intended to promote and accelerate the deployment of new nuclear energy technologies, the collision of multiple legal shifts—occurring simultaneously and intersecting with profound technological uncertainties—is overwhelming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and threatening to destabilize investor and industry expectations.
Technical Session|Verification, Validation, and Benchmark Experiment Design
Monday, April 28, 2025|10:00–11:40AM MDT|E.P. Ensley A
Session Chair:
Gray S. Chang (J. Foster and Associates)
Alternate Chair:
Cole Gentry (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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Comparison of the ECCO/ERANOS and APOLLO3(r) Code for Molten Salt Fast Reactors Design Studies
10:00–10:25AM MDT
Dusan Marjanovic (CEA), Nicolin Garnier (CEA), Giogio Valocchi (CEA), Jean Tommasi (CEA)
Presented by Maciej Zajaczkowski (CEA)
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Modified Algorithm for Taking into Account Delayed Neutron Precursor Movement in the Improved Quasi-Static Scheme of the SIMMER-III Code
10:25–10:50AM MDT
Barbara Kędzierska (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Andrei Rineiski (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Yoshiharu Tobita (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Graphite-Moderated Molten Salt Reactor Progression Problems
10:50–11:15AM MDT
Cole A. Gentry (Univ. Texas, Austin), Rok Krpan (TAMU), Kevin Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Carlo Fiorina (TAMU), Jean Ragusa (TAMU), Benjamin Collins (Univ. Texas, Austin)
The Neutronics Codes FENNECS and FRENETIC: Code-to-code Benchmarking on Lead and Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors
11:15–11:40AM MDT
Nicolo' Abrate (Politecnico di Torino), Jeremy Bousquet (GRS), Sandra Dulla (Politecnico di Torino), Silvia lo Muzio (GRS), Armin Seubert (GRS), Christian Vita (Politecnico di Torino)
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