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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
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Kentucky disburses $10M in nuclear grants
The Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (KNEDA) recently distributed its first awards through the new Nuclear Energy Development Grant Program, which was established last year. In total, KNEDA disbursed $10 million to a variety of companies that will use the funding to support siting studies, enrichment supply-chain planning, workforce training, and curriculum development.
Technical Session|Reactor Design and Analysis
Wednesday, April 24, 2024|3:30–5:15PM PDT|Franciscan A
Session Chair:
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Stefani Terlizzi (INL)
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Mobile Small Reactor Minor-Actinide Proliferation Resistant Fuel in LEU+ Once-Through Operation Cycle Performance Verification
3:30–3:50PM PDT
Gray S. Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), John D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), Patrick Moo (JFoster & Assoc.), Julie Foster (JFoster & Assoc.)
Paper
Progress Toward the Development of a High-Fidelity Neutronic Model of MARVEL Using Griffin
3:50–4:10PM PDT
S. Terlizzi (INL), I. Trivedi (INL)
Steady-State and Transient Analysis of a Heat-Pipe Cooled Micro-Reactor Using the DireWolf Code Suite
4:10–4:30PM PDT
Tatiana Siaraferas (Univ. California, Berkeley), Vefa Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Mykola Boychenko (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley)
Modeling of a Representative MHTGR 350MWth Supercell with RAPTOR
4:30–4:50PM PDT
Luke Wells (Georgia Tech), Andrew Johnson (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
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