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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|New and Advanced Reactors
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 3/4
Session Chair:
Paolo Balestra (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Robert P. Martin (Independent)
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Air Ingress and DLOFC Studies in Scaled HTGR Geometry Using Additively Manufactured TCR Fuel Elements
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Broderick Sieh (Purdue), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue), Prashant Jain (ORNL), Christian Petrie (ORNL), Nathan See (ORNL)
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Accident Analysis Modeling of General Atomics Fast Modular Reactor Plant Using MELCOR: DLOFC and PLOFC
9:20–9:40AM EDT
WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Cole Dunbar (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ryan Som (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Seung Kyo Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
The Effects of Depressurizing into a Cavity for Small and Medium Sized Break Air Ingress Accident Scenarios
9:40–10:00AM EDT
Zachary Welker (Univ. Michigan), Annalisa Manera (Univ. Michigan), Victor Petrov (Univ. Michigan), Paolo Balestra (INL)
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