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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ORNL–General Atomics partnership on ceramic matrix composites
A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) with the objective of working together on advanced ceramic matrix composite materials for applications in extreme environments. Materials that can withstand extreme temperatures, radiation, corrosion, and mechanical stress are required in aerospace, defense, energy, and other sectors.
According to the agreement, the San Diego–based GA-EMS will use resources from ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility to develop “scalable, efficient manufacturing techniques for extreme environment materials including precursors, fibers, composites, and coatings utilized in carbon/carbon (C/C), carbon/silicon carbide (C/SiC), and SiC/SiC composite systems.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Monday, November 10, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|Lincoln West
Session Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Alternate Chair:
Xingang Zhao
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Foundation Models for Dynamic Nuclear Systems: Energy-Efficient Surrogates via Deep Operator Learning
1:00–1:20PM EST
Samrendra Roy (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Kazuma Kobayashi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Souvik Chakraborty (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi), Sajedul Talukder (Univ. Texas, El Paso), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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A RAG-Model Enhanced Human-AI Collaboration for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Research
1:20–1:40PM EST
Karen DSouza (INL), Phyllis King (INL), Colby Jenson (INL), Daniel M. Wachs (INL), Tiankai Yao (INL)
Machine Learning for Time-Series Forecasting with Quantile Regression and Anomaly Detection
1:40–2:00PM EST
Lauren S. Bailey (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Reagan Barr (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), James Carnal (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Aaron Clark (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Braden Copley (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jake Petersen (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jamie Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Xingang Zhao (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Developing a Natural Language Assistant for Operations and Maintenance in Nuclear Systems
2:00–2:20PM EST
Jason P. Clifford (Argonne National Laboratory), Derek W. Kultgen (Argonne National Laboratory), Alexander Heifetz (Argonne National Laboratory)
Comparing Large Language Models against Humans in a Practical Search Application
2:20–2:40PM EST
Alexander McLeod (Zachry Nuclear Engineering)
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