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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Gov. Evers announces siting study for new Wisconsin nuclear
Gov. Tony Evers delivering his 2026 State of the State address. (Photo: Tony Evers/YouTube @Governor Tony Evers)
During his State of the State address on February 17, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced the launch of a new nuclear siting study that will be undertaken by a partnership between the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin and the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics
Friday, April 4, 2025|1:10–2:30PM MDT|Trail/Spirit
Session Chair:
Melissa A. Moreno
Alternate Chair:
Keenan R. Kresl-Hotz
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Direct Numerical Simulation of a Cantilevered Rod Experiment
1:10–1:30PM MDT
Sean P. Bistany (Penn State), Anshuman Chaube (Penn State), Tri Nguyen (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
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Experimental Investigation of Additively Manufactured Helically Rifled Tubing for Molten Salt Heat Exchangers
1:30–1:50PM MDT
Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Andrew Hutsell (Young Members Group), James Vulcanoff (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Simulations of External Flow Around Twisted Elliptical Tubes for Above Unity Prandtl Numbers and Low to Moderate Reynolds Numbers
1:50–2:10PM MDT
Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Dillon R. Shaver (ANL), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Simulations of Twisted Tape Inserts of Varying Twist Pitches to Understand Thermal Hydraulic Impacts in Fusion Energy Systems
2:10–2:30PM MDT
Gavin Standish (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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