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ANS Student Conference 2025
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Report spotlights energy sector’s growing nuclear investment
As part of a broader series on the future of global energy markets, S&P Global has released a report on examining the growing interest in nuclear power as the solution to many of the problems the energy sector faces.
To read the full details and conclusions of the report, click here.
Technical Session|Deterministic Transport Methods and Applications
Wednesday, April 30, 2025|10:00–11:40AM MDT|Lawrence A
Session Chair:
Steven P. Hamilton
Alternate Chair:
Paul K. Romano
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OpenSn: A Massively Parallel, Open-Source Simulation Environment for Discrete-Ordinate Radiation Transport
10:00–10:25AM MDT
David Andrs (Sawtooth Simulations LLC), Pablo Garcia (TAMU), Zach Hardy (LANL), Daryl D. Hawkins (TAMU), Jim E. Morel (TAMU), Jean C. Ragusa (TAMU), Jason Rodriguez (TAMU)
Paper
Continuous-Energy Deterministic Neutron-Transport Calculation Method
10:25–10:50AM MDT
haopo liu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Yunzhao Li (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Xiaoyu Wen (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Hongchun Wu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Liangzhi Cao (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
Survey and Initial Results of Quantum Algorithms for Solving Neutronics Equations
10:50–11:15AM MDT
Lincoln Johnston (Univ. Michigan), Jeanie Qi (Univ. Michigan), Brian C. Kiedrowski (Univ. Michigan)
QUANTRA: An Efficient Tool for Neutron Transport Calculations Using Quantum-Inspired and Traditional Approaches
11:15–11:40AM MDT
Mohamed Lahdour (Khalifa Univ.), Khurrum S. Chaudri (Khalifa Univ.), Mohammad Alrwashdeh (Khalifa Univ.), Saeed A. Alameri (Khalifa Univ.)
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