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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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’Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house
No electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged by the chimney with care
With the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|8:00–9:45AM EST|Columbia 9
Session Chair:
So-Bin Cho
Alternate Chair:
Isabel Naranjo De Candido
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Benchmarking AP1000 Construction Schedule with Nuclear Cost Estimation Tool
8:00–8:20AM EST
Isabel Naranjo De Candido (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
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Financial Impacts of Learning in SMR Deployment
8:20–8:40AM EST
Balázs Kocsis (Nuclear Power Plant of Paks)
Impact of Regulatory Differences on Nuclear Power Plant Cost and Schedule: APR and EPR Case Studies
8:40–9:00AM EST
Laura Heikkilä (Aalto University), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
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