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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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What’s the most difficult question you’ve been asked as a maintenance instructor?
Blye Widmar
"Where are the prints?!"
This was the final question in an onslaught of verbal feedback, comments, and critiques I received from my students back in 2019. I had two years of instructor experience and was teaching a class that had been meticulously rehearsed in preparation for an accreditation visit. I knew the training material well and transferred that knowledge effectively enough for all the students to pass the class. As we wrapped up, I asked the students how they felt about my first big system-level class, and they did not hold back.
“Why was the exam from memory when we don’t work from memory in the plant?” “Why didn’t we refer to the vendor documents?” “Why didn’t we practice more on the mock-up?” And so on.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Friday, December 3, 2021|3:05–4:50PM EST |Columbia 9
Session Chair:
John Gilligan (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Andrew E. Thomas (INL)
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Needle Probe Measurements of the Thermal Conductivity of Reference Liquids
3:10–3:30PM EST
Brian Merritt (Brigham Young Univ.), Michael Seneca (Brigham Young Univ.), Troy Munro (Brigham Young Univ.)
Paper
Defect Classification in Simulated Pulsed Thermal Tomography Images Using Deep Learning Convolutional Neural Network
3:30–3:50PM EST
Victoria Ankel (ANL), Dzmitry Shribak (ANL), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
Autonomous Fault Detection for Microreactor Operations - Looking Ahead
3:50–4:10PM EST
Mario Mendoza (Texas A&M Univ.), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (Texas A&M Univ.)
History and Future of Adaptive Mesh Refinement in Nuclear Engineering for Increased Fidelity and Computational Efficiency
4:10–4:30PM EST
Kristin Stolte (Texas A&M Univ.), Pavel Tsvetkov (Texas A&M Univ.)
Improved Point Kinetic Parameters Generation for Pebble Bed Reactor Transient Simulation Using NEAMS Tools
4:30–4:50PM EST
David Reger (Penn State Univ.), Paolo Balestra (INL), Ryan Stewart (INL), Elia Merzari (Penn State Univ.)
Fast Neutron Computed Tomography Station at The Ohio State University Research Reactor
4:50–5:10PM EST
Matthew Bisbee (Ohio State Univ.), Ibrahim Oksuz (Ohio State Univ.), Matthew VanZile (Ohio State Univ.), Lei Cao (Ohio State Univ.)
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