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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Webinar highlights Gen IV reactors
The American Nuclear Society recently hosted a new webinar in its ongoing Educator Training series titled “Perspectives on Generation IV Reactors.” It was led by Edward A. Friedman, professor emeritus of technology management at Stevens Institute of Technology and the author of Nuclear Energy: Boom, Bust, and Emerging Renaissance.
Technical Session|Reactor Physics
Saturday, April 6, 2024|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Hosler Room 026
Session Chair:
Katheren R. Bosson Nantes (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Jacob Maxeiner (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan Balog (Penn State University)
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A Novel Stationary Molten Salt Reactor Design for Spent Nuclear Fuel Burning
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Justin P. Shurie (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Robert Krushelnisky (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Caleb T. King (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), William E. Strom (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Neutronics Benchmark Studies on the Hallam Nuclear Power Facility (HNPF) First Core Loading
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Justin P. Shurie (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Use of Bilinear Interpolation with the Fission Matrix Method for the Molten Salt Fast Reactor
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Maximiliano Dalinger (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), William J. Walters (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
Coupled Multiphysics Modeling of the Kilowatt Reactor Using Stirling TechnologY (KRUSTY)
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Mahmoud Eltawila (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), April J. Novak (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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