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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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NEA report calls for more accurate data on SNF heat decay
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency has issued a report calling for more-detailed information on tracking the decay heat of spent nuclear fuel from light water reactors. According to the NEA, the report highlights the increasing importance of accurate decay heat estimations due to evolving fuel characteristics, including higher initial fuel enrichment, increased burn-up rates, and extended reactor cycle lengths.
The report, Summary of the NEA Assessment on Spent Nuclear Fuel Decay Heat for Light Water Reactors, summarizes the findings of a subgroup of the NEA’s Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS), which ran from January 2022 to January 2024.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by ETWDD
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Banyan C
Session Chair:
Sola Talabi
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Lisa M. Marshall
There is currently widespread support for the development of an advanced nuclear workforce, as demonstrated by the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (H.R. 4346), which establishes a new Advanced Nuclear Research Infrastructure Enhancement Subprogram, which will fund up to four new research reactors. Several universities are currently in the process of assessing the prospect of deployment of an advanced nuclear reactor on their campuses. In some cases, these new reactor programs include the following additional objectives beyond research; engagement with the community, energy production, environmental sustainability, and demonstrating potential efficiency of cost and schedule deployment. For universities with existing reactor programs, the universities are assessing compatibility of the advanced reactors within the parameters of the existing reactor programs, and determining what modifications and expansions may be required. For universities in a first-time deployment scenario, this poses a challenge and a benefit. This panel will explore the process, challenges, and next steps.
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