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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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New financing round benefits Valar
Hawthorne, Calif.–based reactor start-up Valar Atomics recently announced that it has raised $130 million in its Series A funding round, led by venture capital groups Snowpoint, Day One, and Dream.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD|Cosponsored by NNPD
Monday, November 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Copperwood
Session Chair:
Kelsey Amundson (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Elijah C. Lutz
Session Organizer:
Jesson D. Hutchinson
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The 2022 Editions of the ICSBEP and IRPhEP Handbooks
1:00–1:20PM MST
John D. Bess (J Foster & Assoc.), Tatiana Ivanova (OECD NEA), Julie-Fiona Martin (OECD NEA), Ian Hill (OECD NEA), Lori Scott (INL)
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Design Optimization for EUROPA Critical Experiment
1:20–1:40PM MST
Peter Brain (LANL), Cole Kostelac (LANL), Alexander McSpaden (LANL), Nicholas Thompson (LANL), Travis Smith (LANL)
Towards a Benchmark with the Compact Nuclear Power Source
1:40–2:00PM MST
Jack W. Fletcher (LANL), Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Nicholas W. Thompson (LANL)
Progress Update on the MUSIC Critical Benchmark
2:00–2:20PM MST
Alexander McSpaden (LANL), George McKenzie (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL)
Why Lady Godiva Should be Replaced as the Default Validation Experiment for U-235 Nuclear Data
2:20–2:40PM MST
J. Hutchinson (LANL), J. Goda (LANL), D. Hayes (LANL), R. Sanchez (LANL), T. Smith (LANL), A. McSpaden (LANL)
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