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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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NNSA awards BWXT $1.5B defense fuels contract
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded BWX Technologies a contract valued at $1.5 billion to build a Domestic Uranium Enrichment Centrifuge Experiment (DUECE) pilot plant in Tennessee in support of the administration’s efforts to build out a domestic supply of unobligated enriched uranium for defense-related nuclear fuel.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Canaveral 3
Session Chair:
Guillaume L. Giudicelli (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Manit D. Shah
Session Organizer:
Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Comparative Analysis of Simplified Model for Simulating Flexible Operation in Small Modular Reactor
3:15–3:35PM EST
Inji Han (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Bum Hee Jo (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Seung Ryeol Yang (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel)
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Assessment of Boron Concentration Requirement to Maintain Subcriticality After MINI-21 Reactor Shutdown
3:35–3:55PM EST
John Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), Gray Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), Pat Moo (JFoster & Assoc.), Julie Foster (JFoster & Assoc.)
The Analysis of Controlling Reactivity Based on Coolant Temperature for Soluble Boron-Free SMR Core
3:55–4:15PM EST
Na Yeon Seo (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Seong Ho Park (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Junggyu Lee (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel)
Evaluation of Core Characteristics of Soluble-Boron-Free Core and Boric-Acid Core SMRs
4:15–4:35PM EST
Jong Hoon Kim (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Bum Hee Jo (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Jin Sun Kim (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Gong Hoon Bae (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel)
Evaluation of Xenon Induced Reactivity Insertion Allowance for Control Rod Withdrawal Accident Analysis in Soluble Boron-Free Innovative SMR Core
4:35–4:55PM EST
Seunghwan Jun (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Bum Hee Jo (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Hae Chan Lee (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel)
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