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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Aalo and Antares progress on Reactor Pilot Program
Two participants in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program have recently announced significant milestones on their associated reactor projects. Aalo Atomics successfully completed its final design review (FDR), and Antares Nuclear has received DOE approval of its preliminary documented safety analysis (PDSA).
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Michigan/Michigan State
Session Chair:
Simon Pimblott (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Preliminary Irradiation Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of LEU Fuel Plate for NBSR Conversion
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Firat Cetinbas (ANL), Walid Mohamed (ANL), Dhongik Yoon (ANL), Cihang Lu (Brookhaven), Peter Kohut (Brookhaven), Abdullah Weiss (NIST), Erik Wilson (ANL)
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Influence of Nb Addition and Microstructure on the Anisotropic Biaxial Creep Behavior of Advanced Zircaloys
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Mahmoud Y. Hawary (NCSU), K. Linga Murty (NCSU)
Dynamic System Sensitivity Analysis of Burnup Accelerated UO2 and Cr2O3 Doped UO2 Fission Gas Release
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Ian T. Ferguson (Oregon State), Pierre-Clément A. Simon (Idaho National Laboraory), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State)
Investigating the Mechanisms Driving High Burnup Structure Formation
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Sadie Wicks (Univ. Florida), Brandon Bohanon (Univ. Florida), Michenna Allen (TAMU), Benjamin Meija Diaz (TAMU), Zhihan Hu (TAMU), Lin Shao (TAMU), Michael R. Tonks (Univ. Florida), Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
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