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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Swiss nuclear power and the case for long-term operation
Designed for 40 years but built to last far longer, Switzerland’s nuclear power plants have all entered long-term operation. Yet age alone says little about safety or performance. Through continuous upgrades, strict regulatory oversight, and extensive aging management, the country’s reactors are being prepared for decades of continued operation, in line with international practice.
Technical Session
Monday, September 15, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Grand Salon AB
Session Chair:
Kristin Stolte
Alternate Chair:
Rowdy Davis
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PCI Nuclear Recriticality Test Study by Standards of ASTM E10&E37
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Yan Peng (CIAE)
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Experimental Effects of Hand Reflection on the BeRP Ball
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Juan A. Dominguez (LANL), David G. Swindall (LANL), Steven J. Wachtel (LANL), David K. Hayes (LANL), Theresa E. Cutler (LANL), Kyle G. Mayfield (LANL)
Pulsed-Neutron Die-Away Experiment Design for Validating Heavy Water (D2O) Thermal Scattering Laws
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Rida Rahman (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Daniel Siefman (Univ. California, Berkeley), Jacob Glesmann (LLNL), Ruby Araj (LLNL), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Evaluation of Sandia NCS Benchmark Suite Updates
4:15–4:35PM CDT
A. Morell-Pacheco (Sandia), Z. Dodson (Univ. Michigan), W. M. Cook (Sandia), J. A. Miller (Sandia)
Challenges of Benchmarking the University of New Mexico's AGN-201M Reactor
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Larry L. Wetzel (Boston Government Services), Rowdy Davis (Univ. New Mexico), Robert D. Busch (Univ. New Mexico)
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