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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Maine Maritime Academy to offer nuclear engineering technology major
The Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) is set to become the first maritime academy in the United States to offer a major in nuclear engineering technology. The college characterized it as “an important step in addressing workforce needs and advancing clean energy solutions” in a LinkedIn post announcing the major.
Technical Session|Computational Thermal Hydraulics
Monday, August 21, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Alternate Chair:
Xu Wu (NCSU)
Session Organizer:
Igor A. Bolotnov (NCSU)
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Investigation of Water and Helium-Cooled Decay Heat Removal Systems in a Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Gusztáv Mayer (Centre for Energy Research), Attila Guba (Centre for Energy Research)
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LTO Modifications to Reduce the PTS Issue -- Results of TH Calculations in the Context of the APAL European Project
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Markku Puustinen (LUT Univ.), Giteshkumar Patel (LUT Univ.), Pavel Kral (Nuclear Research Institute Rez), Tomas Nikl (Nuclear Research Institute Rez), Ivor Clifford (Paul Scherrer Institute), Richard Trewin (Framatome), Jürgen Hartung (GRS), Inés Mateos Canals (GRS), Andrej Prošek (Jožef Stefan Institute), Lukasz Sokolowski (Kiwa Technical Consulting), Piotr Mazgaj (Warsaw Univ. Technology), Maksym Vyshemirskyi (SSTC NRS)
Code Validation of SAM Using Forced and Natural-Circulation Data from NACIE-UP Benchmark
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Victor Coppo Leite (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Adam Dix (Purdue), Ling Zou (ANL)
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Recent RELAP5-3D Developments for Water and Gas-Cooled Reactors
4:30–4:50PM EDT
George L. Mesina (INL), Robert P. Martin (BWX Technologies)
Modelling and Optimization of Free-Piston Stirling Engine Generators for Microreactor Applications Using SAGE Software
4:50–5:10PM EDT
Phat Doan (Univ. New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
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