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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The top 10 states of nuclear
The past few years have seen a concerted effort from many U.S. states to encourage nuclear development. The momentum behind nuclear-friendly policies has grown considerably, with many states repealing moratoriums, courting nuclear developers and suppliers, and in some cases creating advisory groups and road maps to push deployment of new nuclear reactors.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|3:15–5:00PM EST|Fairchild East/West
Session Chair:
Marilyn Delgado
Alternate Chair:
Elia Merzari
Session Organizers:
Arsen Iskhakov
Piyush Sabharwall
Yassin Hassan
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Development and Validation of a Lumped Parameter Heat Pipe Model for Transient Analysis
3:15–3:35PM EST
Chris Mendez (TAMU), Hansol Kim (TAMU), Joseph Seo (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
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Development and Validation of a Conductance-Based Lumped Model for Sodium Heat Pipes in Microreactors
3:35–3:55PM EST
Development of a Design Optimization Framework for Heat Pipes Wick Structure in Microreactor Applications
3:55–4:15PM EST
The CASMR Microreactor Testbed
4:15–4:35PM EST
Brent P. Hollrah (TAMU), Joseph Seo (TAMU), Abdulbasit Aloufi (TAMU), Hansol Kim (TAMU), Yassin Hassan (TAMU)
Coupled Sodium Heat Pipe and Air-Cooled System for Nuclear Microreactors
4:35–4:55PM EST
Trevor A. Melsheimer (Texas A&M University College Station), Brent P. Hollrah (TAMU), Abdulbasit Aloufi (TAMU), Mitchell A. Stephenson (TAMU), Joseph Seo (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
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