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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Leak-tightness test on deck for SRS mega unit
The Savannah River Site in South Carolina will begin a leak-tightness test to qualify the megavolume Saltstone Disposal Unit (SDU) 10 to store up to 33 million gallons of solidified, decontaminated salt solution produced at the site.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Los Angeles
Session Chair:
Prashant Jain (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Garry Young (EPRI)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Assessment of Fission Product Release Behavior in Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors for Consequence Assessment
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Manit D. Shah (ORNL)
Paper
A Qualification Framework for the Safe Transportation of Microreactors
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Brendan Nation (Sandia National Labs), John Bignell (Sandia National Labs), Scott Sanborn (Sandia National Labs), Michael J. Starr (Sandia National Labs)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees)
Proposed Operation Levels for Remotely Operated Nuclear Reactors Based on Physical and Cybersecurity Considerations
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Joseph Oncken (INL), Christopher Chwasz (INL), Shannon L. Eggers (INL), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL)
Hybrid Power Block and Energy Systems for Immediate Deployment and Long-Term Nuclear Energy Integration
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Stella Betts (Purdue Univ.), Ryan Pappano (Purdue Univ.), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue Unviersity)
Presented by Broderick Sieh (Purdue Univ.)
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