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Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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New laws offer nuclear industry incentives for existing power plant uprates
This year, the U.S. nuclear industry received a much-needed economic boost that could help preserve operating nuclear power plants and incentivize upgrades that extend their lifespan and power output.
Signed into law in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act offers production tax credits (PTCs) for existing nuclear power plants and either PTCs or investment tax credits (ITCs) for new carbon-free generation. These credits could make power uprates—increasing the maximum power level at which a commercial plant may operate—a much more appealing option for utilities.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MCD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Room 6
Session Chair:
Koroush Shirvan
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Sebastian Schunert
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Comparison of Hybrid and Pure Machine Learning Models in Limited Data Scenarios
1:00–1:20PM EST
Aidan J. Furlong (North Carolina State University), Xingang Zhao (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Robert K. Salko (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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OpenMC Variance Reduction by Adjoint Spatial Distribution Source Sampling
1:20–1:40PM EST
Bamidele Ebiwonjumi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Ethan E. Peterson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Study of the Impact of the New Chlorine-35 Evaluation on Molten-Salt Reactors Operation
1:40–2:00PM EST
Amr T. Sadek (University of Sharjah), Fadel M. Nasser (North Carolina State University), Muhammad R. Altahhan (North Carolina State University), Tommy Cisneros (TerraPower), Maria Avramova (NCSU), Yousry Azmy (NCSU), Kostadin Ivanov (NCSU)
Nuclear Data Uncertainty Quantification in LFR Pin Cell Using SANDY and Serpent
2:00–2:20PM EST
Carles Montoliu Lobo (North Carolina State University), Spencer C. Ercanbrack (North Carolina State University), Muhammad R. Altahhan (North Carolina State University), David M. Holler (North Carolina State University), Kostadin N. Ivanov (North Carolina State University), Maria N. Avramova (North Carolina State University)
Evaluating the Uncertainty Effects of Carbon Nuclear Data on Pebble Bed Reactor Physics: A Comparative Study of ENDF/B-VII.1 and ENDF/B-VIII.0
2:20–2:40PM EST
Amr T. Sadek (University of Sharjah), Mahmoud Q. Yaseen (North Carolina State University), Spencer Ercanbrack (NCSU), Muhammad R. Altahhan (North Carolina State University), Xu Wu (NCSU), Kostadin Ivanov (NCSU)
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