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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Technical Session|Advanced Reactor Design and Analysis
Wednesday, April 30, 2025|1:00–2:40PM MDT|E.P. Ensley B
Session Chair:
Vincent Laboure (BWX Technologies)
Alternate Chair:
Yaqi Wang (INL)
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Cross Sections Generation and SPH Correction Methods for Deterministic Code Simulation of the Westinghouse LFR Design
1:00–1:25PM MDT
Christian Vita (Politecnico di Torino), Nicolo' Abrate (Politecnico di Torino), Sandra Dulla (Politecnico di Torino), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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Application of Nodal Numerical Adjoints for Kinetic Parameters Assessment in Two-Step Nodal Code KANT
1:25–1:50PM MDT
Taesuk Oh (KAIST), Dongju Choi (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
LDR Lite Benchmark Core Analysis Exercise with CASMO5 and SIMULATE5
1:50–2:15PM MDT
Emiliya L. Georgieva (Studsvik), Tamer Bahadir (Studsvik)
Mini-Reactor Once-Through Operation Cycle High-Burnup Fuel Depletion Performance Impacts Verification
2:15–2:40PM MDT
Gray S. Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), John D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), Patrick Moo (JFoster & Assoc.), Julie Foster (JFoster & Assoc.)
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