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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Japan’s TEPCO resumes operations; Monday earthquake triggers response
Commercial operations have resumed at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Japan’s Niigata Prefecture, Tokyo Electric Power Company has announced.
Last week’s commercial restart of Unit 6, a 1,315-MWe boiling water reactor, is the first for a TEPCO nuclear facility since the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami triggered an accident at the utility’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
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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