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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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3D Printing Possibilities: Additive Manufacturing Impact Limiters for Transportation Casks
With the significant advances in additive manufacturing (AM), otherwise known as 3D printing, Orano Federal Services and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte recently re-examined the capabilities to print impact limiters for transportation casks used to ship spent nuclear fuel. Impact limiters protect transportation casks (sometimes also referred to as transportation overpacks) and their contents during an accident. Impact limiter designs must withstand testing based on a certain significance level of hypothetical accidents, including drops, crushing, fires, and immersion in water.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Armitage
Session Chair:
Deborah A. Hill
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin Martin
Fundamental to the successful operation of any nuclear site is a first-class safety culture which strives to continually improve in response to good industry practices and operating experience feedback. Presenters will provide examples of either specific good practices and / or lessons learned at their site, following which an audience discussion will be initiated on alternative good practices and experiences in these areas.
Tyler Lovelace
CNS
David Epp
Sandia
Ulric Groves
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
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