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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Proposed FY 2027 DOE, NRC budgets ask for less
The White House is requesting $1.5 billion for the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy in the fiscal year 2027 budget proposal, about 9 percent less than the previous year.
The request from the Trump administration is one of several associated with nuclear energy in the proposal, which was released Friday. Congress still must review and vote on the budget.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by THD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom A
Session Chair:
Jon D. McWhirter
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Bao-Wen Yang
This panel will bring together experts from industry, national laboratories, and academia to discuss their organizations' efforts in advancing various reactor technologies, including liquid metal-cooled, molten salt-cooled, molten salt-fueled, water-cooled, and helium-cooled designs. A key focus of the discussion will be the critical role of testing in validation and development efforts.
Robby Kile
INL
Hitesh Bindra
Purdue Univ.
Kevin Robb
ORNL
Selim Kuran
TerraPower
Kyoung-Ho Kang
KAERI
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