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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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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What’s the most difficult question you’ve been asked as a maintenance instructor?
Blye Widmar
"Where are the prints?!"
This was the final question in an onslaught of verbal feedback, comments, and critiques I received from my students back in 2019. I had two years of instructor experience and was teaching a class that had been meticulously rehearsed in preparation for an accreditation visit. I knew the training material well and transferred that knowledge effectively enough for all the students to pass the class. As we wrapped up, I asked the students how they felt about my first big system-level class, and they did not hold back.
“Why was the exam from memory when we don’t work from memory in the plant?” “Why didn’t we refer to the vendor documents?” “Why didn’t we practice more on the mock-up?” And so on.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Labrid A/B
Session Chair:
Kaushik Banerjee
Session Organizers:
Leah Squires (INL)
Alternate Chair:
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A Numerical Model to Characterize Gas Flow in Complex Stress Corrosion Crack-Like Geometries
1:00–1:20PM EST
Jonah Lau (Purdue Univ.), Yadu Sasikumar (ORNL), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.), Rose Montgomery (ORNL)
Paper
Machine Learning-Assisted Chemometrics for Concentration Detection from Linear Sweep Voltammetry Measurements
1:20–1:40PM EST
Alexandra Akins (ANL), Amber Polke (ANL), Steven DelaCruz (ANL), Nathan Hoyt (ANL), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
AI-Assisted Core Design and Optimization for Boiling Water Reactors
1:40–2:00PM EST
M.J. Mueterthies (Blue Wave AI Labs), M.R. Oktavian (Blue Wave AI Labs), M. Berardi (Blue Wave AI Labs), A. Tunga (Blue Wave AI Labs), S. Banerjee (Blue Wave AI Labs), P. McCalley (Blue Wave AI Labs), J. Heim (Blue Wave AI Labs), J.T. Gruenwald (Blue Wave AI Labs), J. Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs), A. Kankkunen (Blue Wave AI Labs)
Modeling Separation of Actinides from Fission Products in a Zone Refining Process for Metallic Fuel Rods
2:00–2:20PM EST
Jonathan Dromey (Univ. Utah), Hayden Hansen (Univ. Utah), Ethan Rose (Univ. Utah), Tae-Sic Yoo (INL), Michael Simpson (Univ. Utah)
Reducing Spent Nuclear Fuel Radioactivity Through Medical Application
2:20–2:40PM EST
Nathaniel J. Cross (NCSU)
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