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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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RIC panel discusses pathway to fusion commercialization
Fusion leaders at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s annual Regulatory Information Conference discussed the path forward for regulating the burgeoning fusion industry. The speakers discussed government and private industry initiatives in the United States and United Kingdom, with a focus on efforts shaping the near-term deployment of commercial fusion machines.
A recurring theme was the need to explain the difference between fission and fusion. Representatives from the Department of Energy and Type One Energy highlighted this as an important distinction for regulators, as it will allow fusion to undergo its own independent maturation process for developing standards and regulations in the same way that fission has. Lea Perlas, Fusion Program director at the Virginia Department of Health, said that confusion between fission and fusion has been a common cause for misplaced concerns among community members surrounding Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ proposed fusion plant site near Richmond, Va.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom C
Session Chair:
Michael S. Smith
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jared A. Johnson
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MOOSE-Based Application for Performance Assessment of Nuclear Waste Geologic Disposal
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Ahmed G. Almetwally (Univ. Texas, Austin), Mary F. Wheeler (Univ. Texas, Austin), Rodrigo de Oliveira (INL)
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Benefits of Adapting Micro-reactors to a Continuous Recycle Fuel Cycle
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Venkata S. Vallabhaneni (University of Tennesee Knoxville), Donald Doyle (University of Tennesee Knoxville), Jason Trelewicz (Stony Brook University), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Python-based Reload Optimization Framework for SIMULATE-3 with Mlrose
8:40–9:00AM CDT
James W. Carnal (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Noah Marks (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Ivan Maldonado (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Theoretical Insight Into Non-Ideal Dialkyl Phosphorus Acid Solvent Extraction Behavior
9:00–9:20AM CDT
Thomas Mallos (Colorado School of Mines), Vyacheslav S. Bryantsev (ORNL), Mark P. Jensen (Colorado School of Mines)
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