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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC news roundup
Here’s a look at some recent announcements from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Summer SLR: The NRC this month published its final environmental impact statement for Summer Unit 1’s subsequent license renewal application. Dubbed a supplemental EIS, the report is an important step in determining if Dominion Energy can continue operating its 966-MWe Westinghouse pressurized water reactor unit for an additional 20 years beyond August 6, 2042, the current end of its license.
Technical Session|Poster Sessions
Friday, April 5, 2024|1:50–3:50PM EDT|Hub Robeson Center -- Alumni Hall
Session Chair:
Daniel R. Holcomb (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Evaluation of Neutron Noise in PWR Fuel Assembly Using Three-Step Method
1:50–1:51PM EDT
Harun Ardiansyah (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Tomasz Kozlowski (University of Illinois)
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Modeling the Oregon State TRIGA Reactor With One-Speed Neutron Diffusion
1:51–1:52PM EDT
Samuel A. Stein (Oregon State)
Molecular Dynamics Study of Neutron Irradiation on AlGaN High Electron Mobility Transistors
1:52–1:53PM EDT
Hunter Davis (U.S. Naval Academy)
Enhancing Heat Transfer for Improved Natural Circulation Reactor Cooling
1:53–1:54PM EDT
Alex P. Murillo (NCSU), Bryce C. Davis (NCSU), Aidan P. Flanagan (NCSU), Patrick Walther (General Electric Hitachi), David M. Holler (NCSU), Dale McCants (General Electric Hitachi), Nicholas Long (General Electric Hitachi), Michael A. Arcaro (General Electric Hitachi), Joel Brandon (General Electric Hitachi), John Zino (North Carolina State University / General Electric Hitachi)
Passive Means of Maintaining Positive Core Flow During Sodium Fast Reactor Pump Coast-Down
1:54–1:55PM EDT
Ryan Kahn (Penn State), John M. Dziadyk (Penn State), James A. Morton (Penn State)
Dynamical Model of an HTGR Coupled to Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage
1:55–1:56PM EDT
Ethan H. Nicolls (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Michael K. Todorov (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Timothy P. Grunloh (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning for Nuclear Power Systems
1:56–1:57PM EDT
Tristan R. Villarreal (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), John Matrachisia (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Raj Iyengar (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Kevin Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
An Analysis of GPT-enhanced AI-Aided Reactor Design and Operation
1:57–1:58PM EDT
Thomas Benthall (NCSU), Ciana Moore (South Carolina State), Spencer Blanchard (NCSU), Austin Sides (NCSU)
Applications of Neutron Generators: Fusion in a Practical Sense
1:58–1:59PM EDT
Calvin D. Washburn (Georgia Tech), Sharmistha Mukhopadhyay (Georgia Tech)
COMSOL Simulation of Ion Dynamics in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement System
1:59–2:00PM EDT
Myles Y. Gong (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Rohan Puri (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Erik P. Ziehm (University of Illinois), George H. Miley (University of Illinois)
Modeling of Aluminum Heating and Melting by Blackbody X-Ray Thermal Pulse
2:00–2:01PM EDT
Youssef Abouhussien (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Gennady Miloshevsky (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Model Development of a Hydrogen Cooled Multi-Pin Particle Bed Reactor
2:01–2:02PM EDT
Alexandra D. Martinez (Univ. New Mexico), Lauren S. Bailey (Univ. New Mexico), Courtney B. Mace (Univ. New Mexico)
The History and Potential of Nuclear Propulsion in Aircraft
2:02–2:03PM EDT
Jack Lewis (Oregon State)
A Compton Imaging Detector Integrated With a Robotic System as a Radiation Survey Tool
2:03–2:04PM EDT
Aaron M. Belman-Wells (Univ. Michigan), Caleb M. Bush (Univ. Michigan), Giuliano S. Fonte Basso (Univ. Michigan)
US Public Perception of Nuclear Energy: History, Current Landscape, and Future Trajectories
2:04–2:05PM EDT
Harrison A. Brosius (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Bella C. Pequette (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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