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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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DOE on track to deliver high-burnup SNF to Idaho by 2027
The Department of Energy said it anticipated delivering a research cask of high-burnup spent nuclear fuel from Dominion Energy’s North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia to Idaho National Laboratory by fall 2027. The planned shipment is part of the High Burnup Dry Storage Research Project being conducted by the DOE with the Electric Power Research Institute.
As preparations continue, the DOE said it is working closely with federal agencies as well as tribal and state governments along potential transportation routes to ensure safety, transparency, and readiness every step of the way.
Watch the DOE’s latest video outlining the project here.
Technical Session|Methods
Tuesday, April 23, 2024|3:30–5:15PM PDT|Franciscan C
Session Chair:
Brendan M. Kochunas
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Sooyoung Choi
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Parallel Simulated Annealing, Genetic Algorithms and Hybrid Method Applied to the Multiobjective Optimization of the Nuclear In-Core Fuel Management
3:30–3:50PM PDT
W. Kubinski (Framatome), G. Giorgi (Framatome), M. Segond (Framatome)
Paper
Pressurized-Water Reactor Core Design Using Multiobjective Plant Fuel Reload Optimization Platform
3:50–4:10PM PDT
Junyung Kim (INL), Mohammad G. Abdo (INL), Congjian Wang (INL), Yong-Joon Choi (INL), Juan Cristhian Luque Gutierrez (NCSU), Jason Hou (NCSU)
Pressurized Water Reactor Gadolinia Pin Location Optimization
4:10–4:30PM PDT
Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Andrew Bielen (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL)
Optimizerr: A BWR Nuclear Bundle Design Optimizing Tool
4:30–4:50PM PDT
Rasmus Renberg (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)
Extending MOOSE Capabilities with Discrete and Combinatorial Shape and Topology Optimization for Nuclear Engineering Applications
4:50–5:10PM PDT
Muhammad Ramzy Altahhan (NCSU), Sebastian Schunert (INL), Yousry Azmy (NCSU)
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