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Technical Sessions

To add or remove a session from your itinerary, please check the circle to the left of its title.

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Monday, November 10, 2025

1:00–2:45PM EST

Aerospace Nuclear Science and Technology & Fusion Energy

Columbia 9|Sponsored by ANSTD

Session Chair: N. Dianne B. Ezell|Alternate Chair: Trevor Parker

Maritime Application of Nuclear Propulsion: I

Panel|Cardozo|Sponsored by DESD

Session Chair: James J. Byrne|Alternate Chairs: Erhard W. Koehler, Scott Edwards

ANS Student Design Competition & Office of Energy Supported Student Presentations

Cabinet|Sponsored by ETWDD

Session Chairs: Kyle C. Hartig, Travis W. Knight|Alternate Chair: Justin K. Watson

Artificial Intelligence for I&C and Human Factors

Lincoln West|Sponsored by HFICD

Session Chair: Syed Bahauddin Alam|Alternate Chair: Xingang Zhao

Isotopes and Radiation: General I

Columbia 11|Sponsored by IRD

Session Chair: Erik H. Wilson|Alternate Chair: Igor Jovanovic

Current Issues in Computational Methods: Roundtable

Panel|Georgetown West|Sponsored by MCD

Session Chair: Katy Huff|Alternate Chair: Koroush Shirvan

Critical and Subcritical Experiments

Fairchild East/West|Sponsored by NCSD

Session Chair: James R. Cole|Alternate Chair: Benjamin Martin

Pathways for Massive Deployment of Advanced Nuclear Reactors and Achievement of Sustainable Fuel Cycle Markets

Panel|Columbia 10|Sponsored by OPD

Session Chair: Jason K. Hansen|Alternate Chair: Taek Kyum Kim

Reactor Physics of Advanced Reactors: I

Monroe|Sponsored by RPD

Session Chair: Stefano Terlizzi|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi

Leveraging MARVEL as a Microreactor Technology Testbed

Panel|Jefferson West|Sponsored by RPD

Session Chair: John H. Jackson|Alternate Chair: Abdalla Abou-Jaoude

GOTHIC Benchmarks and Modeling

Georgetown East|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Arsen Isakakov|Alternate Chair: Marilyn Delgado

Increased Enrichment, High Burnup Fuels, Power Uprates

Panel|Gunston East/West|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Baris Sarikaya|Alternate Chair: Drew M. Ryan

Building Psychological Safety: A Mental Health Roundtable

Panel|Columbia 12|Sponsored by YMG

Session Chair: Andrew K. Hoffman|Alternate Chair: John Mobley

3:15–5:00PM EST

Maritime Applications of Nuclear Propulsion: II

Panel|Cardozo|Sponsored by DESD

Session Chair: Erhard W. Koehler|Alternate Chair: James J. Byrne

Innovations in Nuclear Research and Development Student Competition

Cabinet|Sponsored by ETWDD

Session Chair: Tyler Newitt|Alternate Chair: Cece Bell

Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Transportation

Columbia 11|Sponsored by FCWMD

Session Chair: Kaushik Banerjee|Alternate Chair: Harish Reddy Gadey

Autonomous Controls and Human Factors Consideration for Reactor Technologies

Georgetown East|Sponsored by HFICD

Session Chair: Linyu Lin|Alternate Chair: Jonghyun Kim

Computational Methods and Mathematical Modeling

Georgetown West|Sponsored by MCD

Session Chair: Koroush Shirvan|Alternate Chair: Kendra P. Long

Curation, Distribution, and AI augmentation of Post-Irradiation Examination Data in the Nuclear Research Data System

Panel|Columbia 9|Sponsored by MSTD

Session Chair: Jason Hales|Alternate Chair: Matthew Anderson

ANS 8 Standards Forum

Panel|Fairchild East/West|Sponsored by NCSD

Session Chair: Douglas G. Bowen|Alternate Chair: Kevin H. Reynolds

Security by Design for Advanced Reactors: Integrating Safety, Security, and Innovation

Panel|Columbia 10|Sponsored by OPD

Session Chair: Prashant K. Jain|Alternate Chair: Hitesh Bindra

From Campus to the World: Academia and Industry Driving Nuclear Deployment

Panel|Monroe|Sponsored by RPD

Session Chair: Ayman I. Hawari|Alternate Chair: Pavel V. Tsvetkov

Experimental Multiphase Flow

Gunston East/West|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Thien Nguyen|Alternate Chair: Drew M. Ryan

Engineering Well-Being: Mental Health Research and Resources in Engineering

Panel|Columbia 12|Sponsored by YMG

Session Chair: John Mobley|Alternate Chair: Anna Iskhakova


Tuesday, November 11, 2025

10:15AM–12:00PM EST

License Termination Plan Development - Lessons Learned

Panel|Cardozo|Sponsored by DESD

Session Chair: Dustin G. Miller|Alternate Chair: Nadia S. Glucksberg

Education, Training, and Workforce Development: General I

Gunston East/West|Sponsored by ETWDD

Session Chair: Justin K. Watson|Alternate Chair: Stylianos Chatzidakis

How to Prepare Today's Datacenters for Advanced Nuclear Power

Panel|International Ballroom West|Sponsored by HFICD|Cosponsored by OPD

Session Chair: Aaron S. Epiney|Alternate Chair: Vivek Agarwal

Isotopes and Radiation: General II

Columbia 10|Sponsored by IRD

Session Chair: Igor Jovanovic|Alternate Chair: Lei R. Cao

Nuclear Fuels and Claddings

Columbia 9|Sponsored by MSTD

Session Chair: Annabelle Le Coq|Alternate Chair: Cynthia Adkins

Nuclear Installations Safety: General I

Columbia 11|Sponsored by NISD

Session Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa|Alternate Chair: Robert Kile

Robotics and Remote Systems: General & Data, Analysis, and Operations in Nuclear Criticality Safety: I

Columbia 12|Sponsored by RRSD|Cosponsored by NCSD

Session Chair: Adam J. Carroll|Alternate Chair: William C. Eason

Blueprints to Breakthroughs: How Cutting-Edge Facilities Enable Nuclear' Future

Panel|Georgetown East|Sponsored by RPD

Session Chair: Anna S. Erickson|Alternate Chair: Pavel V. Tsvetkov

Young Professionals Competition

Fairchild East/West|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Xingang Zhao|Alternate Chair: Yang Liu

Uncharted Waters: Outreach and Building Connection with Under-Resourced Communities

Panel|Cabinet|Sponsored by YMG

Session Chair: Matthew J. Jasica|Alternate Chair: Fabiano Carvalho de Castro Sene

1:00–2:45PM EST

Environmental Permitting that Fits: Reforming Reviews for Low-Risk Reactors

Panel|Cardozo|Sponsored by DESD

Session Chair: Leah S. Parks|Alternate Chair: Matt Darois

Siting, Disposition, and Recycling of Spent Nuclear Fuel

Monroe|Sponsored by FCWMD

Session Chair: Kaushik Banerjee|Alternate Chair: Harish Reddy Gadey

Transport Methods

Lincoln West|Sponsored by MCD

Session Chair: Koroush Shirvan|Alternate Chair: Kendra P. Long

Computational Advancements in Nuclear Materials

Columbia 9|Sponsored by MSTD

Session Chair: Brenden Heidrich|Alternate Chair: Michael Tonks

Development and Use of the ANS 8.28 Standard

Panel|Fairchild East/West|Sponsored by NCSD

Session Chair: Sandra L. Larson|Alternate Chair: Amy E. van der Vyver

PRA for Advanced Reactors

Columbia 12|Sponsored by NISD

Session Chair: Robert Kile|Alternate Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa

Progress and Challenges Toward Deployment of Nuclear-Powered Datacenters

Panel|Columbia 10|Sponsored by OPD|Cosponsored by HFICD

Session Chair: Adam Stein|Alternate Chairs: Nicolas E. Stauff, William N. Mann

Transforming Robotics Research: AI, Advanced Materials, and Hazardous Applications

Panel|Lincoln East|Sponsored by RRSD

Session Chair: William C. Eason|Alternate Chair: Anamary Daniel

New Multiphysics Models on the NRIC Virtual Test Bed

Columbia 11|Sponsored by RPD

Session Chair: Travis Lange|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi

Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) Status Update

Panel|Georgetown East|Sponsored by RPD

Session Chair: Abdalla Abou-Jaoude|Alternate Chair: Brandon M. Chisholm

Computational Thermal Hydraulics: I

Cabinet|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Gulcin Turkmen|Alternate Chair: Zhengting Quan

Thermal Hydraulics of Small Modular Reactors

Panel|Gunston East/West|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Bao-Wen Yang|Alternate Chair: Trevor Howard

3:15–5:00PM EST

Domestic and International Decommissioning

Panel|Cardozo|Sponsored by DESD

Session Chair: Dustin G. Miller|Alternate Chair: Matt Darois

Education, Training, and Workforce Development: General II & RPD & RPSD Lightning Talks

Cabinet|Sponsored by ETWDD

Session Chair: Justin K. Watson|Alternate Chair: Stylianos Chatzidakis

Innovations in Nuclear Forensics

Columbia 10|Sponsored by IRD

Session Chair: Kyle C. Hartig|Alternate Chair: Igor Jovanovic

Irradiation Experiments for Nuclear Materials and Fuels Research

Columbia 9|Sponsored by MSTD

Session Chair: Annabelle Le Coq|Alternate Chair: Brenden Heidrich

Nuclear Installations Safety: General II

Columbia 12|Sponsored by NISD

Session Chair: Yunfei Zhao|Alternate Chair: Robert Kile

Advanced Nuclear Reactors and Power Systems

International Ballroom West|Sponsored by OPD

Session Chair: William N. Mann|Alternate Chair: Keith J. Drudy

Reactor Analysis Methods: I

Georgetown East|Sponsored by RPD

Session Chair: Akio Yamamoto|Alternate Chair: Zeyun Wu

Thermal Hydraulic Challenges and Opportunities in Microreactors

Fairchild East/West|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Marilyn Delgado

Thermal Hydraulics: General

Gunston East/West|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Shanbin Shi|Alternate Chair: Thien Nguyen


Wednesday, November 12, 2025

8:00–9:45AM EST

Advances in Sensors and Instrumentation

Columbia 10|Sponsored by HFICD

Session Chair: Syed Bahauddin Alam|Alternate Chair: Nicholas P. Luciano

A Review of Accomplishments from the US/UK Nuclear Energy R&D Cooperative Action Plan

Panel|International Ballroom West|Sponsored by IRD

Session Chair: Brenden J. Heidrich|Alternate Chair: Igor Jovanovic

Molten Salt Fuels and Materials

Cardozo|Sponsored by MSTD

Session Chair: Cynthia Adkins|Alternate Chair: Kenneth J. Geelhood

Recent Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Technical Accomplishments

Columbia 12|Sponsored by NCSD

Session Chair: Angela Chambers|Alternate Chair: Douglas G. Bowen

Highlights of PSA 2025

Panel|Columbia 11|Sponsored by NISD

Session Chair: Aaron S. Epiney|Alternate Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa

Nuclear Energy Markets, Financing, and Economics: I

Columbia 9|Sponsored by OPD

Session Chair: William N. Mann|Alternate Chair: Keith J. Drudy

Reactor Analysis Methods: II

Georgetown East|Sponsored by RPD

Session Chair: Pavel V. Tsvetkov|Alternate Chair: Zeyun Wu

Advanced Reactor Thermal Hydraulics

Fairchild East/West|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Gulcin Turkmen|Alternate Chair: Drew M. Ryan

Vic Ransom Memorial: A Legacy in Computational Thermal Hydraulics

Panel|Gunston East/West|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Shripad Revankar|Alternate Chair: Drew M. Ryan

10:15AM–12:00PM EST

Fuel Cycle and Waste Management: General

Columbia 10|Sponsored by FCWMD

Session Chair: Harish Reddy Gadey|Alternate Chair: Kaushik Banerjee

Online Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics

International Ballroom West|Sponsored by HFICD

Session Chair: Duy-Thien Nguyen|Alternate Chair: Syed Bahauddin Alam

Molten Salt Materials II & Environmental Degradation of Materials

Cardozo|Sponsored by MSTD

Session Chair: Simon Pimblott|Alternate Chair: Fabiano Carvalho

Tom McLaughlin and his Impact on the Field

Panel|Columbia 12|Sponsored by NCSD

Session Chair: Theresa E. Cutler|Alternate Chair: David K. Hayes

Research Reactor Fuel Failure Events in HFIR and NCNR: Recovery to Normal Operations

Panel|Columbia 11|Sponsored by NISD

Session Chair: Kevin R. O'Kula|Alternate Chair: Yunfei Zhao

Nuclear Energy Markets, Financing, and Economics: II

Columbia 9|Sponsored by OPD

Session Chair: William N. Mann|Alternate Chair: Keith J. Drudy

Advanced Reactor Analysis

Georgetown East|Sponsored by RPD

Session Chair: Ahmed Amin Abdelhameed|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi

Radiation Risk in Context: Science, Policy, and the Perception Gap

Panel|Cabinet|Sponsored by RPSD

Session Chair: Robert B. Hayes|Alternate Chair: Tucker C. McClanahan

Thermal Hydraulics of Microreactors

Panel|Fairchild East/West|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Jun Liao|Alternate Chair: Drew M. Ryan

1:00–2:45PM EST

Advanced/Additive Manufacturing

Cabinet|Sponsored by MSTD

Session Chair: Fabiano Carvalho|Alternate Chair: Kenneth J. Geelhood

An Accident Anywhere is an Accident Everywhere - Learning from Fukushima

Panel|Columbia 10|Sponsored by NISD

Session Chair: Kevin Robb|Alternate Chair: Joy L. Rempe

Hybrid and Integrated Energy Systems

Cardozo|Sponsored by OPD

Session Chair: William N. Mann|Alternate Chair: Keith J. Drudy

Reactor Physics: General I

Fairchild East/West|Sponsored by RPD

Session Chair: Rei Kimura|Alternate Chair: Massimiliano Fratoni

Computational Tools for Radiation Protection and Shielding

Columbia 9|Sponsored by RPSD

Session Chair: Michael A. Lively|Alternate Chair: Tucker C. McClanahan

AI/ML Applications in Thermal Hydraulics

Columbia 11|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Aidan Furlong|Alternate Chair: Drew M. Ryan

Computational Multiphase Flow

Columbia 12|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Nick Mecham|Alternate Chair: Drew M. Ryan

Celebrating 20 Years of Impact: Reflections and Growth of the ANS Young Members Group

Panel|International Ballroom West|Sponsored by YMG

Session Chair: Evan S. Gonzalez|Alternate Chair: Matthew Wargon

3:15–5:00PM EST

Uncertainty Quantification, Sensitivity Analysis, and Machine Learning

Fairchild East/West|Sponsored by MCD

Session Chair: Koroush Shirvan|Alternate Chair: Majdi I. Radaideh

Data, Analysis, and Operations in Nuclear Criticality Safety: II

Columbia 11|Sponsored by NCSD

Session Chair: Larry Wetzel|Alternate Chair: Theresa E. Cutler

Operations and Power: General

Cardozo|Sponsored by OPD

Session Chair: William N. Mann|Alternate Chair: Keith J. Drudy

Reactor Physics of Advanced Reactors: II

Columbia 9|Sponsored by RPD

Session Chair: Stefano Terlizzi|Alternate Chair: Massimiliano Fratoni

Reactor Physics: General II

Monroe|Sponsored by RPD

Session Chair: Luiz C. Leal|Alternate Chair: Massimiliano Fratoni

Radiation Protection and Shielding: General

Columbia 10|Sponsored by RPSD

Session Chair: K. Lisa Fassino|Alternate Chair: Tucker C. McClanahan

Computational Thermal Hydraulics: II

Cabinet|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Izabela Gutowska|Alternate Chair: Drew M. Ryan

Experimental Thermal Hydraulics

Columbia 12|Sponsored by THD

Session Chair: Saya Lee|Alternate Chair: Marilyn Delgado

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