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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NextEra, Dominion to merge in major utilities announcement
NextEra Energy is set to acquire Dominion Energy, the two utilities announced earlier today in an approximately $67 billion merger that will alter the energy landscape—including for nuclear power—in the United States.
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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