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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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The current status of heat pipe R&D
Idaho National Laboratory under the Department of Energy–sponsored Microreactor Program recently conducted a comprehensive phenomena identification and ranking table (PIRT) exercise aimed at advancing heat pipe technology for microreactor applications.
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|10:15AM–12:00PM EST|Lincoln West
Session Chair:
Maik Stuke (BGZ)
Alternate Chair:
Steven P. Nesbit
Session Organizer:
Hatice Akkurt
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ESCP International Thermal Modeling Project: Comparison of PCT and External Surface Temperature Values with Varying Sensitivity Parameters
10:15–10:35AM EST
Hatice Akkurt (EPRI), Maik Stuke (BGZ, Germany)
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Evaluation of Clab Decay Heat Measurements Using Origen and Polaris
10:35–10:55AM EST
Robert Hall (EPRI), Henrik Liljenfeldt (Noemi Analytics), Fredrik Johansson (Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB)), Amela Mehic (Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB)), Hatice Akkurt (EPRI)
Preliminary SNF Decay Heat Validation Results using Clab Measurements
10:55–11:15AM EST
Amela Mehic (Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB)), Fredrik Johansson (Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB)), Henrik Liljenfeldt (Noemi Analytics), Robert Hall (EPRI), Hatice Akkurt (EPRI)
Robotic Rebar Tying for Fuel Cycle Facility Consrtuction Projects
11:15–11:35AM EST
Robert L. Howard (Spectra Tech), John M. Scaglione (Spectra Tech)
OECD NEA Work Supporting the Implementation of Robotics and Advanced Technologies for the Nuclear Back-end
11:35–11:55AM EST
Rebecca TADESSE, Alexia Mercier (OECD Nuclear Energy Agency)
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