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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Discovering, Making, and Testing New Materials: SRNL’s Center For Hierarchical Waste Form Materials
Savannah River National Laboratory researchers are building on the laboratory’s legacy of using cutting-edge science to effectively immobilize nuclear waste in innovative ways. As part of the Center for Hierarchical Waste Form Materials, SRNL is leveraging its depth of experience in radiological waste management to explore new frontiers in the industry.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Room 10
Session Chair:
Subash L. Sharma
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Xu Wu
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A Machine Learning Approach for Calculating Drift Velocity in Two-Phase Flow
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Tristan R. Villarreal (University of Texas at Austin), Ethan Rozak (University of Texas at Austin), Cole Gentry (University of Texas at Austin), Benjamin Collins (University of Texas at Austin), Kevin Clarno (University of Texas at Austin)
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Advancing Nuclear R&D with Large Language Models: Case Studies in Thermal Hydraulics, Simulation Workflows, and Education
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Yang Liu (Texas A&M University), Zavier Ndum (Texas A&M University), Abhiram Garimidi (Texas A&M University), Zaid Abulawi (Texas A&M University), Doyeong Lim (Texas A&M University)
Deep Learning based Accident Classification Method for Condition Monitoring of Heat Pipe Cooled Microreactors
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Ik Jae Jin (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Void Fraction Prediction in Upward and Downward Two-Phase Flows
2:00–2:20PM CDT
davide rotilio (Reactor Physics Division), Jacob Petersen (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Robert K. Salko (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Xingang Zhao (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
Developing Reduced-Order Models with Machine Learning for Gas Flow in Pebble Bed Reactors
2:20–2:40PM CDT
DEZHI DAI (Argonne National Laboratory), Haoyu Wang (Argonne National Laboratory), Haomin Yuan (Argonne National Laboratory)
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