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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Aalo and Antares progress on Reactor Pilot Program
Two participants in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program have recently announced significant milestones on their associated reactor projects. Aalo Atomics successfully completed its final design review (FDR), and Antares Nuclear has received DOE approval of its preliminary documented safety analysis (PDSA).
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|10:15AM–12:05PM CDT|Madison Ballroom
Session Chair:
Kate Borowiec (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Ethan Peterson (Massachussets Institute of Technology)
Session Organizer:
Paul P. Wilson
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Scheme for Calculating the Complete Stochastic Uncertainty in Nuclear Analysis Based on 2 Monte Carlo Code Systems
10:15–10:40AM CDT
J. Alguacil (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), I. Lopez (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), J.P. Catalan (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), P. Sauvan (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), J. Sanz (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia)
Paper
Local Uncertainty and Unstructured Mesh Element Volume in MCNP
10:40–11:05AM CDT
John Tortorello (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Andrea A. Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Uncertainty Analysis of OpenMC Shutdown Dose Rates Calculation
11:05–11:25AM CDT
Bamidele Ebiwonjumi (MIT), Ethan Peterson (MIT)
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Optimization of SPARC Vacuum Spectroscopy Shielding Design Using Cottonwood Adjoints
11:25–11:45AM CDT
Ian R. Miner (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Inwoo Song (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Andrea Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Machine Learning Uncertainty Quantification for Fusion Plasma Controllers
11:45AM–12:05PM CDT
Cyd Cowley (digiLab Solutions), Andy Corbett (digiLab Solutions), Mikkel Lykkegaard (digiLab Solutions), Adam Parrott (Culham Centre for Fusion Energy)
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