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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Deploying nuclear power: Financing, risk, and execution in the current market environment
Nielson
The renewed global interest in nuclear power is often framed as a policy story driven by decarbonization goals, energy security concerns, and surging electricity demand from digital infrastructure and electrification. While these forces are real and durable, they materially understate the challenge at hand. The practical constraint on nuclear deployment today is not strategic will, but execution. Specifically, the challenge lies in how nuclear projects are financed, how risk is allocated, and how investors assess credibility in a sector defined by long timelines and asymmetric downside risk.
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics
Friday, April 4, 2025|2:40–4:00PM MDT|Trail/Spirit
Session Chair:
Melissa A. Moreno
Alternate Chair:
Keenan R. Kresl-Hotz
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Validation of CTF Models Using NRC Data from RBHT Reflood Experiments
2:40–3:00PM MDT
Alicja Stoppel (Purdue Univ.), Robert K. Salko (ORNL), Wesley C. Williams (ORNL)
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Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Asymmetric Flow in a PCCS Thermosiphon
3:00–3:20PM MDT
Ryan Afzal (Tufts Univ.), Erica Kemmerling (Tufts Univ.)
Sensitivity Study on the Influence of the Spanwise Domain Width and the Force on Tube Wall in Cross Flow Tube Bundle
3:20–3:40PM MDT
Trevor Franklin (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Flow Visualization of a Flow Conditioners/Straightener using Positron Emission Particle Tracking (PEPT) and X-Ray Computed Tomography
3:40–4:00PM MDT
Jerel W. Houston (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Theodore Chu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)