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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The Meta-Vistra deal: A closer look
With last Friday's announcement regarding its vision for nuclear energy, Meta has entered into 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for more than 2,600 MW of electricity from a combination of three Vistra-owned nuclear plants to support the tech behemoth's planned operations in the PJM region.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Banyan B
Session Chair:
L Vergari (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Modeling Detector Response of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Molten Salt Irradiation Flow Loop
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Seth Dayawansa (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Charles Forsberg (MIT), David Carpenter (MIT)
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A Hydrodynamic Model for Rotating Cylinder Electrodes in Molten Salts
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Ranon Fuller (Brigham Young Univ.), Devin Rappleye (Brigham Young Univ.)
To Be or Not to Be: Identifying Non-Beryllium-Containing FLiBe Surrogates for Fusion and Fission
1:40–2:00PM PDT
L. Vergari (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Olivia Hunsberger (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), G.S. Rakib (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Resilient Corrosion Barrier Coating to Protect Structural Components in Molten Salt Nuclear Reactors
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Sumit Bhattacharya (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Abdellatif Yacout (ANL)
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