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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Building momentum for a stronger ANS
Hash Hashemianpresident@ans.org
The 2025 ANS Annual Conference in Chicago was a powerful springboard to begin my term as president. With over 1,400 attendees, it was one of our most dynamic gatherings in recent memory—full of energy, ideas, and a shared commitment to advancing nuclear science and technology.
As we move forward, my focus is clear: to elevate the role of nuclear in environmental protection, national security, energy diversity, and grid stability. These priorities are not just strategic—they are essential to a cleaner, more resilient future.
The goals I laid out at the conclusion of the Board of Directors meeting in June are simple, but I am sure they will be effective in engaging our community.
One simple change to start is the move away from the term meetings—the American Nuclear Society now uses the term conferences to describe its two yearly flagship gatherings, to more appropriately reflect the more than 1,000 attendees that these events bring together.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD|Cosponsored by THD
Monday, June 16, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Lincolnshire 1/2
Session Chair:
Carol Sizemore (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Dhongik Yoon (ANL)
Session Organizer:
Erik Wilson (ANL)
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Progress on LEU U-10Mo Fuel Element Design, Testing, and Safety Analysis for Conversion of U.S. High Performance Research Reactors
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Kyle E. Anderson (ANL), Erik H. Wilson (ANL), Lin-Wen Hu (MIT), Maria Pinilla (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Abudullah Weiss (Nat'l Institute of Standards & Technology), Dhongik S. Yoon (ANL), John A. Stillman (ANL), Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Firat Cetinbas (ANL), Andrew S. Hebden (ANL)
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Concepts for a High-Power Thermal Test Reactor Using LEU Fuel
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Michael Worrall (INL), Matthew Johnson (INL), Brandon H. Harroff (MPR Assoc.)
Presented by Jad Jaber (MPR Assoc.)
Advanced Test Reactor Low Enriched Uranium U-10Mo Element Test Campaign
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Bryon J. Curnutt (INL), Eric Woolstenhulme (INL), Jad Jaber (MPR Assoc.)
Research and Test Reactor Conversion Analysis Software and Verification Under NQA-1
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Justin W. Thomas (ANL), Walid Mohamed (ANL), Aurelien X. Bergeron (ANL), Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
Safety and Performance Evaluation of a Proposed Low-Power Irradiation of an LEU Fuel Element in the MITR Fission Converter Experimental Facility
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Caroline J. Sears (MIT), Lin-Wen Hu (MIT), Benoit Forget (MIT), Kyle E. Anderson (ANL), Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Tyler S. Sumner (ANL), Se Ro Yang (ANL), Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
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