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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC could improve decommissioning trust fund oversight, OIG reports
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission could do more to improve its oversight of decommissioning trust funds, according to an assessment by the NRC’s Office of Inspector General. In particular, the assessment, which was conducted by Crowe LLP on behalf of the OIG, identified four areas related to developing policies and procedures, workflows, and other support that would enhance NRC oversight of the trust funds.
Panel and Technical Session|Computational Methods, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning
Friday, April 14, 2023|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Student Union 362A
Session Chair:
Noah Walton (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Katy Worrell (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Mathematics & Computation Division.
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pyMAISE: A Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Benchmarking Software for Nuclear Reactor Applications
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Patrick A. Myers (Univ. Michigan), Connor C. Craig (Univ. Michigan), Veda G. Joynt (Univ. Michigan), Majdi I. Radaideh (Univ. Michigan)
Paper
A Comparison of Numerical Methods on the Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Galen A. Selligman (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
X-ray Fluorescence Modeling Using Monte Carlo Methods
2:15–2:35PM EDT
James T. Cahill (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Caleb T. King (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Tristan O. Norrgard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos E. Castano (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Improvements to the TACOCAT Single Channel Analysis Solver: Integrated Testing and Modular Flux Profiles and Geometries
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Trevor Franklin (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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