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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Access anywhere, anytime: Nuclear power, Ice Camp, and Rickover’s enduring standard of excellence
Admiral William Houston
As U.S. Navy submarines surface through Arctic ice during Ice Camp 2026, they demonstrate more than operational proficiency in one of the harshest environments on Earth. They reaffirm a technological truth first proven in August 1958, when the USS Nautilus completed its submerged transit of the North Pole: nuclear power enables access anywhere, anytime.
The Arctic is unforgiving, with vast distances, extreme cold, shifting ice, and no logistical infrastructure. Conventional propulsion is constrained by fuel, air, and endurance. Nuclear propulsion removes those constraints. Only a nuclear-powered submarine can operate anywhere in the world’s oceans, including under the polar ice, undetected and at maximum capability for extended periods. Nuclear power provides sustained high speed and the endurance to reposition across the globe without refueling.
1:00–2:45PM PDT
Palm D|Markets, Financing, and Economics
Session Chair: Ben Lindley|Alternate Chair: W. Neal Mann
Palm C|Nuclear Power Plants
Session Chair: Jacopo Buongiorno|Alternate Chair: Ling Zou
Palm H|Thermal Hydraulics Analysis and Testing
Session Chair: Katrina Sweetland|Alternate Chair: Mauricio E. Tano
3:15–5:00PM PDT
Panel|Palm D|Markets, Financing, and Economics
Session Chair: Nicolas E. Stauff|Alternate Chair: Abdalla Abou-Jaoude
Session Chair: Jacopo Buongiorno|Alternate Chair: Angel Vasquez
Session Chair: Rui Hu|Alternate Chairs: Mauricio E. Tano, Palash K. Bhowmik
10:00–11:45AM PDT
Palm D|Plant Safety, Regulations, and Licensing
Session Chair: Egemen Aras|Alternate Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Palm C|Reactors for Heat and Combined Heat and Power
Session Chair: Aaron S. Epiney|Alternate Chair: Iza Lantgios
Session Chair: Izabela Gutowska|Alternate Chair: Eric Cervi
Session Chair: Mostafa Hamza|Alternate Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Aaron S. Epiney|Alternate Chair: Logan Williams
Session Chair: Alex Grannan|Alternate Chair: Eric Cervi
Session Chair: Daniel Sluder|Alternate Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Palm C|Portable and Propulsion Reactors
Session Chair: Katrina Sweetland|Alternate Chair: Rei Kimura
Session Chair: Zhiee Ooi|Alternate Chair: Thanh Hua
Palm D|Operation, Performance and Reliability Management
Session Chair: Melanie Joseph|Alternate Chair: Temi Adeyeye
Palm C|Reactor Physics and Analysis
Session Chair: Pavel V. Tsvetkov|Alternate Chair: Thabit Abuqudaira
Session Chair: Ketan Ajay|Alternate Chair: Alex Grannan
Palm C|Fuel Cycle and Waste Management
Session Chair: Amanda Bachmann|Alternate Chair: Kathryn Mummah
Session Chair: Thanh Hua|Alternate Chair: Mauricio E. Tano
Palm D|Fuels, Materials, and Structures
Session Chair: Ian Ferguson|Alternate Chair: Spencer Doran
Palm C|Innovative Manufacturing and Construction
Session Chair: Chandrakanth Bolisetti|Alternate Chair: Aydin Karahan
Session Chair: Dave Grabaskas|Alternate Chair: Rachel Thomas
