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The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Waste Management 2024: The symposia at 50
This year marked the 50th anniversary of Waste Management Symposia’s Waste Management Conference, held March 10–14 in Phoenix, Ariz. The event has grown significantly since the first Waste Management Conference in 1974, which attracted about 200 attendees. This year’s conference saw a record attendance of around 3,300 people from more than 20 different countries and boasted 235 technical sessions and 89 exhibitors.
Technical Session|Special Topics
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Columbia 3/4
Session Chair:
Marilyn Delgado (BWXT)
Alternate Chair:
Han Bao
Session Organizer:
Kurshad Muftuoglu
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Digital Twin Development for Advanced Reactor System Based on Graph Neural Networks Using SAM Code Simulation
1:30–1:50PM EDT
Yang Liu (ANL), Farah Alsafadi (NCSU), Travis Mui (ANL), Daniel O'Grady (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
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Introducing the OECD/NEA WPRS Benchmark on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Scientific Computing in Nuclear Engineering
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Xu Wu (NCSU), Gregory Delipei (NCSU), Maria Avramova (NCSU), Kostadin Ivanov (NCSU), Oliver Buss (OECD/NEA)
Application of a Physics-Informed Convolutional Neural Network for Temperature Field Monitoring in Advanced Reactors
2:10–2:30PM EDT
Victor Coppo Leite (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), April Novak (ANL), Roberto Ponciroli (ANL), Lander Ibarra (ANL)
Prediction of Turbulent Flow Regime Boundary and Pressure Drop for Hexagonal Wire-Wrapped Rod Assemblies Using Artificial Neural Networks
2:30–2:50PM EDT
Hansol Kim (TAMU), Joseph Seo (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
Physics-Informed Forecasting of NPPs Operating Parameters Using Machine Learning
2:50–3:10PM EDT
Houde Song (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Meiqi Song (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Yanjie Tuo (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Xiaojing Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.)
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