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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC approves TerraPower construction permit
Today, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it has approved TerraPower’s construction permit application for Kemmerer Unit 1, the company’s first deployment of Natrium, its flagship sodium fast reactor.
This approval is a significant milestone on three fronts. For TerraPower, it represents another step forward in demonstrating its technology. For the Department of Energy, it reflects progress (despite delays) for the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP). For the NRC, it is the first approval granted to a commercial reactor in nearly a decade—and the first approval of a commercial non–light water reactor in more than 40 years.
Technical Session|Special Topics
Thursday, August 24, 2023|10:45AM–12:25PM EDT|Columbia 3/4
Session Chair:
Majdi I. Radaideh
Alternate Chair:
Han Bao
Session Organizer:
Kurshad Muftuoglu
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Deep Learning Based Thermal Performance Optimization for the Liquid Metal Heat Pipe
10:45–11:05AM EDT
Ik Jae Jin (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
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Coarse-Grid Data-Driven Navier-Stokes / Interface Capturing Model Development for Engineering-Scale Simulations
11:05–11:25AM EDT
Anna Iskhakova (NCSU), Arsen S. Iskhakov (NCSU), Yoshiyuki Kondo (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Koichi Tanimoto (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Nam T. Dinh (NCSU), Igor A. Bolotnov (NCSU)
Multi-Objective Optimization of Fractal-Tree Microchannels for Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers by Improved Genetic Algorithms
11:25–11:45AM EDT
Fan Yu (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Wei Ding (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendor), Sebastian Unger (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Xiaoping Luo (South China Univ. Technology), Uwe Hampel (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
Machine Learning Anomaly Data Detection and Accident Diagnosis Methodology Using MARS-KS Design Basis Event Analysis Database of APR1400 Nuclear Power Plant
11:45AM–12:05PM EDT
J.Y. Lee (Environment & Energy Technology), S.M. Park (Environment & Energy Technology), Y.K. Kwack (Environment & Energy Technology), Y.S. Kim (Environment & Energy Technology), N.H. Hoang (Environment & Energy Technology), S.K. Sim (Environment & Energy Technology)
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