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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NN Asks: What’s needed to get space nuclear off the ground?
Kate Kelly
For decades, the thrill of space exploration has ignited the imaginations of engineers, scientists, and innovators alike. The dream of expanding humanity’s reach beyond Earth continues to attract the brightest minds, fueling groundbreaking advancements. As we set our sights on missions that venture farther and last longer in the cosmos, one truth stands out: Nuclear technology is the key to unlocking these bold ambitions. Its impact goes far beyond any single mission, driving a surge of momentum that not only propels space exploration but also energizes the entire nuclear ecosystem—sparking innovation and growth in an era of unprecedented opportunity.
2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Technical Session|Markets, Financing, and Economics
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Palm D
Session Chair:
Ben Lindley (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
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Alternate Chair:
W. Neal Mann (ANL)
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Cost Assessment of Small Modular Reactors for Various Technologies in the IAEA Economic Database
1:00–1:20PM PDT
S. Cathalau (Atomic Energy Commission), O. Mignone (Politecnico di Milano), L. Martinez Sancho (Kairos Power), T. Shibata (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), S. Dardour (IAEA)
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Factors for Competitive Decentralized Hydrogen Production with Nuclear Microreactors
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Emile Germonpre (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Jeong Ik Lee (KAIST), John Parsons (MIT), Ruaridh Macdonald (MIT), Jacopo Buongiorno (MIT)
Options for Achieving Cost Reduction in Advanced Reactors Through Open Architecture
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Daniel Lamb (Univ. Cambridge), Tony Roulstone (Univ. Cambridge), Ian Prado (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Tracy Becker (Univ. California, Berkeley), Nahuel Guaita (INL), Sunming Qin (INL), Andrew W. Foss (INL), Ian Woodhouse (Terra Praxis), Eric Ingersoll (Terra Praxis)
Design for Cost Methodology Applied to High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors
2:00–2:20PM PDT
L. Venneri (MIT), K. Shirvan (MIT)
Multi-Objective Site Selection for Coal to Nuclear Power Plant Transition
2:20–2:40PM PDT
Omer F. Erdem (Univ. Michigan), Majdi I. Radaideh (Univ. Michigan)
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