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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Dry Ice Blasting: A Game-Changer for Safe Cleaning and Decontamination in Nuclear Power Plants
The nuclear energy industry is critical not only for meeting the world’s growing demand for electricity but also for advancing global decarbonization goals. As the sector evolves—through life extensions of existing plants, decommissioning, innovations like small modular reactors (SMRs) and microreactors, and new facility construction—the need for safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible maintenance and decommissioning continues to grow. Whether a plant is coming online, operating beyond its original design life, or entering decommissioning, cleanliness and operational integrity remain non-negotiable. That’s where dry ice blasting stands out—a powerful, safe cleaning method ideally suited for the high-stakes demands of nuclear environments.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MCD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Jefferson East
Session Chair:
Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Alternate Chair:
SuJong Yoon (INL)
Session Organizer:
Sebastian Schunert (INL)
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Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Crud Buildup Locations in Pressurized Water Reactors
3:15–3:35PM EST
Aidan Furlong (NCSU), Farah Alsafadi (NCSU), Lauren Kohler (NCSU), Xu Wu (NCSU), Scott Palmtag (NCSU), Andrew Godfrey (ORNL), Stanley Hayes (Duke Power)
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Nuclear Data Uncertainty Reduction Through Bayesian Assimilation for Advanced Reactor Safeguards Modeling
3:35–3:55PM EST
Andre Vidal Soares (Penn State), William Walters (Penn State)
BWR-ComodoNet: Correction Model for Diffusion Solver Based on Neural Networks
3:55–4:15PM EST
M.R. Oktavian (Purdue), J. Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs), J.T. Gruenwald (Blue Wave AI Labs), Y. Xu (Purdue)
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Time-Series Classification Using LSTM to Identify Anomalies in Nuclear Reactor Data
4:15–4:35PM EST
Zachery Dahm (Purdue), Konstantinos Vasili (Purdue), Konstantinos Gkouliaras (Purdue), Vasileos Theos (Purdue), William Richards (Purdue), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue)
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