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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 8–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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From renaissance to reality: Infrastructure for a global nuclear fuel cycle
Dale Klein
This article was adapted from the author’s speech during a plenary at the 21st International Symposium on the Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials (PATRAM 2025), San Antonio, Texas, July 2025.
There has been a lot of discussion lately about reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. But I want to be clear: When it comes to nuclear safety and security, there is no place for partisan politics. I support efforts to streamline regulatory processes, but the independence and integrity of the NRC must remain sacrosanct. If we are serious about expanding nuclear power and reclaiming our global leadership in nuclear technology, having a strong independent regulator is fundamental.
Right now, we’re on the edge of a global nuclear resurgence driven by rising demand from data centers, growing concerns about energy security, and the need to decarbonize industry.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine E
Session Chair:
Subash L. Sharma (Univ. Massachusetts, Lowell)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Emre Tatli (WEC)
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Preliminary Multi-Physics Analysis for Fast-Spectrum Molten Salt Reactor with BeO Reflector Using GeN-Foam
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Wooseong Park (KAIST), Yong Hoon Jeong (KAIST)
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Implementation of Radiation in Cardinal Single Pebble Model
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Michael Seneca (Penn State), Haomin Yuan (ANL), Luiz Aldeia (Penn State), David Reger (Penn State), Tri Nguyen (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
Reviewing Assumptions of the High Temperature Test Facility 2D Ring Model
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Roberto E. Fairhurst-Agosta (ANL), Zhiee Jhia Ooi (ANL), Thanh Hua (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
Sensitivity Analysis of Depressurized Loss of Forced Cooling of Gas-Cooled Fast Modular Reactor Using MELCOR
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Seung Kyo Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Woo Hyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), John Bolin (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hangbok Choi (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Effect of Heat Transfer Coefficient on Time to Onset of Natural Circulation
4:35–4:55PM PDT
Meredith Eaheart (Univ. Michigan), Nathan See (ORNL)
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