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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE secretary and New York congressman call for reopening of Indian Point
Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.) at the site of the closed Indian Point nuclear power plant on Friday, March 6, as Lawler called for the reopening of the facility. He emphasized that the shutdown of the plant in 2021 has led to higher electricity costs for the people of New York state and increased strain on the state’s electric grid.
Technical Session|Reactor Physics
Saturday, April 18, 2026|10:45–11:45AM CDT|RUDR 404
Session Chair:
William F. Sanders (Texas A&M University)
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Burnable Poison Pattern Optimization for SMR Core Design Using OpenMC
10:45–11:05AM CDT
Luis E. Guerra (Texas A&M University Kingsville, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering)
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Preliminary Neutronic Design of a Heat-Pipe Cooled Microreactor for Space Applications
11:05–11:25AM CDT
Chiara Genoni (Texas A&M University), Sebastian Marchizano (Texas A&M University), Carlo Fiorina (Texas A&M University)
Extension of the CMFD-PCQS Method to Two-Dimensional Geometry
11:25–11:45AM CDT
Thales G. Figueiredo (The Ohio State University), Dean Wang (The Ohio State University)
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