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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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From Capitol Hill: Nuclear is back, critical for America’s energy future
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy convened its first hearing of the year, “American Energy Dominance: Dawn of the New Nuclear Era,” on January 7, where lawmakers and industry leaders discussed how nuclear energy can help meet surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, advanced manufacturing, and national security needs.
Technical Session
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Brentwood/Franklin
Session Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Co-Chair:
Paul Clifford
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Machine Learning Critical Heat Flux Modeling for PWR Design Applications
3:15–3:40PM CDT
Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Alexander Mace (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Sukhwans Singh (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Bettencourt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Mario Buczkowski (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Raji Kosloske (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Aral Muftuoglu (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Gregory R. Williams (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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A Machine Learning Approach Towards Improving QA/QC of Coated Particle Fuels
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Bryan Conry (ORNL), Grant Helmreich (ORNL), Tyler Gerczak (ORNL)
Extending the Deep Learning Based Thermal Limit Bias Reduction Methodology to Multiple Boiling Water Reactors
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Anirudh Tunga (Blue Wave AI Labs), Sanchari Banerjee (Blue Wave AI Labs), Michael J. Mueterthies (Blue Wave AI Labs), Jonathan Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs)
Neural Network-Based Surrogate Modeling for Accelerating BWR Equilibrium Cycle Optimization
4:30–4:55PM CDT
Maria Berardi (Blue Wave AI Labs), Michael J. Mueterthies (Blue Wave AI Labs), M. Rizki Oktavian (Blue Wave AI Labs), Anirudh Tunga (Blue Wave AI Labs), Phil McCalley (Blue Wave AI Labs), Jordan Heim (Blue Wave AI Labs), J. Thomas Gruenwald (Blue Wave AI Labs), Jonathan Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs)
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