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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPSD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Georgetown East
Session Chair:
Jeffrey A. Favorite
Alternate Chair:
Irina I. Popova
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Advanced Variance Reduction Application for Boiling Water Reactor Dose Analysis
10:00–10:20AM EST
Marc Harron (MPR Assoc.), Ryanne A. Kennedy (MPR Assoc.), Andrew Cooper (Silver Fir Software)
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Accuracy of the Standard Deviation Estimated with Correlated Sampling Using Batch Statistics
10:20–10:40AM EST
Jeffrey A. Favorite (LANL), Michael Squire (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
Neutronics Models for Evaluating Shielding in the SPARC Fusion Facility
10:40–11:00AM EST
Joshua T. Jones (MPR Assoc.), James M. Burke (MPR Assoc.), Andrew Cooper (Silver Fir Software), Andrea A. Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (MPR Assoc.)
VERA Extensions for Advanced LWR Excore Radiation Transport Applications
11:00–11:20AM EST
Andrew Godfrey (Veracity Nuclear), Benjamin Collins (Veracity Nuclear), Micah Best (TAMU)
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