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Conference Spotlight
Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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NERS publishes report on machine learning and microreactors
The University of Michigan’s Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (NERS) has published a summary of a study on nuclear microreactors and machine learning (ML) that was conducted by researchers from NERS and Idaho National Laboratory. The full paper, “Nuclear Microreactor Transient and Load-Following Control with Deep Reinforcement Learning,” was featured in the July issue of Energy Conversion and Management: X.
August 16–20, 2026
Chicago, IL|Westin Chicago River North
Authors and presenters are cordially invited to participate in this event to exchange ideas and knowledge, develop strong relationships across organizations, and establish collaborations to solve challenging problems. Please submit abstracts describing work that is new, significant and relevant to the conference topics. ANS will publish all accepted and presented papers in the conference’s PROCEEDINGS.
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General Chair:
Edward McGinnis (Curio Legacy)
Program Chair:
Ben Cipiti (Sandia National Laboratories)
Assistant Program Chair:
Jared Johnson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Marketing Chair:
Ken Marsden (Idaho National Laboratory)
