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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Beyond the grid
Craig Piercycpiercy@ans.org
In this month’s issue of Nuclear News, readers will find coverage of the “other” areas where nuclear technology is pushing into new frontiers. From marine nuclear propulsion to nuclear systems that enable planetary exploration, the articles in these pages are a reminder that the influence of applied nuclear science extends far beyond the electric grid.
When many people hear the phrase “civil nuclear technology,” they still think first of power plants—an understandable association. Nuclear power has been one of the most reliable sources of large-scale electricity for decades. It is our storefront.
But nuclear technology has always been bigger than electrons.
Technical Session
Thursday, May 19, 2022|1:30–3:15PM EDT|Fountainview
Session Chair:
Matias Zilly (Framatome )
Alternate Chair:
Jaakko Leppänen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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Load Follow Simulations for the LDR-50 District Heating Reactor Using the Kraken Computational Framework
Jaakko Leppänen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Ville Valtavirta (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Rebekka Komu (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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Active and Passive Load-Follow Operations in the Soluble-Boron-Free SMR ATOM
Yunseok Jeong (KAIST), Taesuk Oh (KAIST), Nguyen Xuan Ha (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Coupling of the Secondary Loop and the Cooling Circuit in a PWR Involved in Load Follow Operations
Baptiste Gasse (CEA), Jean-Michel Do (CEA), Hubert Grard (CEA), Cheikh Diop (CEA), Sébastien Verel (Univ. Littoral Côte d’Opale)
X2 VVER-1000 Benchmark Fresh Core Analysis with HELIOS / DYN3D
Matias Zilly (Framatome)
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