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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Technical Session|Panel
Friday, November 12, 2021|10:10AM–12:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Richard S. Denning
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jeff Gabor (Jensen Hughes)
Session Producer:
Chase Blaeser
Panelists will describe recent advances in computer codes for use in Level II/III PRA with emphasis on non light water reactors. Jennifer Leute will describe improvements in the MACCS code related to radionuclide dispersion and consequence analysis. Larry Humphries will describe modifications to MELCOR to expand its applicability to advanced reactor accident behavior. Dave Grabaskas will describe advanced reactor accident modeling developments in the DOE NEAMS program. Francis Bolger will describe EPRI accident modeling development activities.
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