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Working together from Paris to Washington
Hash Hashemianpresident@ans.org
In November, I flew to Paris, France, to speak at the World Nuclear Exposition. This wasn’t my first time at WNE, but it’s safe to say that the 2025 Expo was markedly different from years past. Excitement was palpable, and attendance was high—there were more than 25,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors. This enthusiasm reflects the growing nuclear momentum across Europe.
My opening remarks at the expo spotlighted the similar nuclear momentum on this side of the Atlantic, focusing on the recent strides made by both U.S. industry and government. I also highlighted the key challenges we still face: namely, workforce development, supply chains, fuel, and financing.
Technical Session|Modeling and Simulation
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Kevin Han (NCSU)
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Verification of Mini-Reactor Minor-Actinide Proliferation Resistant Fuel with Burnable Gadolinia in Once-Through Operation Cycle Performance
3:15–3:35PM MDT
J.D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), G.S. Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), P. Moo (JFoster & Assoc.), J. Foster (JFoster & Assoc.)
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Investigating the Reliability of Machine Learning Predictions: Proposed Alterations to the DARE Model
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Ben Manavi (Colorado State), Edward Chen (INL), Vincent Philip Paglioni (Colorado State)
Thermal-Hydraulics Characterization of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface-Based Nuclear Fuel
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Smruti S. Shah (TAMU), Casey J. Jesse (INL), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (INL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
Alternatives to MARVEL Power Conversion -- Comparison of Stirling Engine Thermal Efficiency and Design to Other Power Conversion Cycles
4:15–4:35PM MDT
M.W. Patterson (INL), Michael McKellar (Univ. Idaho)
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Model-Based Approaches to Generating Knowledge from Data in a Plant Reliability Context
4:35–4:55PM MDT
D. Mandelli (INL), C. Wang (INL), V. Agarwal (INL), C. Godbole (INL), J. Cogliati (INL)
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