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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC dockets construction permit for Dow, X-energy SMR
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build an X-energy small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Indiana/Iowa
Session Chair:
Amanda S. Leong
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis
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Small Modular Reactor Used Fuel Treatment Scenarios for Recycling and Disposal in Canada
3:15–3:35PM CDT
George Xu (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), Lin Li (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), Mohammed Jomaa (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), Karishma Piler (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
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Roadmap to Waste Acceptance Criteria Development
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Matthew Waples (Deep Isolation), Jesse R. Sloane (Deep Isolation)
Reprocessing Waste Management Summary
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Vaibhav Sharma (Deep Isolation), Matthew Waples (Deep Isolation), Jesse R. Sloane (Deep Isolation)
Adsorptive Capture of Iodide by Metal-Organic Framework from Off-Gas Condensate Simulate
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Junhua Jiang (Savannah River National Laboratory - Savannah River National Laboratory), Kathryn Taylor-Pashow (Savannah River National Laboratory), Corey Martin (Savannah River National Laboratory)
Collaborative Siting for SNF Management: Body of Knowledge for Practitioners
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Megan E. Harkema (Vanderbilt University), Steven L. Krahn (Vanderbilt University)
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