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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
Wednesday, October 8, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Brentwood/Franklin
Session Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Co-Chair:
Yun Long
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Hierarchical Shape Optimization of Nuclear Fuel Assemblies Using Multi-Level Pin to Assembly Analysis in MOOSE
10:00–10:25AM CDT
Jonathan Geymer (NCSU), Muhammad Altahhan (NCSU), Max Nezdyur (INL), Lynn Munday (INL), Yousry Azmy (NCSU)
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Fission Gas Release Modeling and Validation with CTF Code for High Energy Fuel RIA Analysis
10:25–10:50AM CDT
Charles Cheron (NCSU), Gregory Stehle (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Daniel Torres (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Agustin Abarca (NCSU), Maria Avramova (NCSU)
Investigation of Stepwise Power Increase Effects on VVER-440 Fuel Cladding
10:50–11:15AM CDT
Andras Vanyi (HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research), Gergely Kustar (MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant), Peter Meszaros (MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant), Viktor Holl (MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant), Zoltan Kato (MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant), Gabor Bona (MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant)
Homogenization-Based Softening Model for Fragmented Nuclear Fuel
11:15–11:40AM CDT
Milica Krstovic (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Alessandro Scolaro (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne), Paul Van Uffelen (European Commission, JRC), Mathieu Hursin (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)
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