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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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NEA report calls for more accurate data on SNF heat decay
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency has issued a report calling for more-detailed information on tracking the decay heat of spent nuclear fuel from light water reactors. According to the NEA, the report highlights the increasing importance of accurate decay heat estimations due to evolving fuel characteristics, including higher initial fuel enrichment, increased burn-up rates, and extended reactor cycle lengths.
The report, Summary of the NEA Assessment on Spent Nuclear Fuel Decay Heat for Light Water Reactors, summarizes the findings of a subgroup of the NEA’s Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS), which ran from January 2022 to January 2024.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|8:00–9:45AM EST|Kalorama
Session Chair:
William N. Mann
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Garry G. Young
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Insights from Model-Based Systems Engineering Applications in the Nuclear Industry
8:00–8:20AM EST
Irfan Ibrahim (Vanderbilt Univ.), Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Kevin Adams (Vanderbilt Univ.), Caleb Tomlin (EPRI)
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Radiological Safety Lessons from the History of the Army Nuclear Power Program
8:20–8:40AM EST
Lars Jackson (Purdue), Broderick Sieh (Purdue), William Dunn (Kansas State), Amir Bahadori (Kansas State), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue)
Operational Experience from the Army Nuclear Power Program
8:40–9:00AM EST
Lars Jackson (Purdue), Broderick Sieh (Purdue), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue)
A Survey of Proposed Standards and Regulations for Artificial Intelligence
9:00–9:20AM EST
Pedro Mena (Idaho State), Gunnar Babicz (Idaho State), Sindi Banda (Idaho State), Chris Spirito (INL), Leslie Kerby (Idaho State)
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