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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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U.K. government to take over Hunterston B for decommissioning
Beginning April 1, the U.K.’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its subsidiary Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) will take over the closed Hunterston B nuclear power plant for decommissioning. Located in North Ayrshire, Scotland, Hunterston B was shut down in 2022 after 46 years of service and is one of seven advanced gas-cooled reactor stations owned and operated by EDF Energy in the United Kingdom.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Michigan/Michigan State
Session Chair:
Arnold Pradhan (Univ. Idaho)
Alternate Chair:
Jake Quincey (Oregon State)
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Evaluating Ellipsometry as a Method to Quantitatively Measure Anisotropy in Graphite Matrix Fuel Forms
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Alicia M. Raftery (ORNL), Howard Kim (X-energy), Gerald Jellison (ORNL), Tyler Gerczak (ORNL), Daniel Brown (X-energy)
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Toward Development of a Fuel Specification for Uranium Mononitride Particle Fuel Kernels
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL), Grant W. Helmreich (ORNL), J. M. Kurley (ORNL), William F. Cureton (ORNL), Eddie L. Honorato (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL)
Spout-Fluidized Bed Hydrodynamics: CFD/DEM Modelling and Experimental Validation for Coated Particle Fuel Fabrication
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Bryan Conry (ORNL), Flavio Dal F. Chuahy (ORNL), Oluwafemi Oyedeji (ORNL), Charles E. Finney (ORNL), Ryan Heldt (ORNL), Eddie Lopez-Honorato (ORNL)
Post-irradiation Examination of HAMP-3 for U-7Mo/Al-5Si Dispersion Fuel
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Gwan Yoon Jeong (KAERI), Young-Wook Tahk (KAERI), Dong J. Park (KAERI), Young J. Kim (KAERI), Heemoon Kim (KAERI)
Atomistic Investigation of Plastic Deformation and Dislocation Motion in Uranium Mononitride
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Mohamed AbdulHameed (NCSU), Benjamin W. Beeler (NCSU), Antoine Claisse (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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