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August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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DOE contract boosts Centrus’s HALEU goals as Urenco continues LEU expansion
In the latest twist in a long-term, multistep contracting arrangement with the Department of Energy, Centrus Energy has signed a contract to finalize terms of a $900 million DOE task order to expand production capacity for high-assay low-enriched uranium at its American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio. The expansion is part of Centrus’s multibillion-dollar capacity expansion that also includes low-enriched uranium.
The new DOE award allows the company to transition its HALEU production cascade to a commercial-scale operation at Piketon. The contract also includes options for as much $170 million in HALEU purchases for DOE missions, for a total contract value of $1.07 billion. Those options are subject to the discretion of DOE.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Los Angeles
Session Chair:
Bo Feng (ANL)
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Status of SPCA-ANL Software Development, Software Quality Assurance, and Application for Sodium Fire Analyses
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Anton Moisseytsev (ANL), Rachel Thomas (ANL), Acacia J. Brunett (ANL), Adam Kraus (ANL)
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Development of Sodium Submersible Flow Testing Capabilities for Sodium Fast Reactor Development
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Jordan Rein (ANL), Matthew T. Weathered (ANL), Christoper Grandy (ANL)
Bearing Test Article Design for Roller Bearings in Liquid Sodium
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Evan Ogren (ANL), Edward Kent (ANL), Christopher Grandy (ANL)
An Overview of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 Version 5.8
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Daniel O'Grady (ANL), Acacia J. Brunett (ANL), Thomas H. Fanning (ANL), Yeongshin Jeong (ANL), Aydin Karahan (ANL), Tyler S. Sumner (ANL), Rachel Thomas (ANL)
Component Development for In-Vessel Fuel Handling in Sodium Fast Reactors
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Edward Kent (ANL), Alexander M. Grannan (ANL), Christopher Grandy (ANL)
CFD Simulations of the NACIE Fuel Pin Simulator with NekRS in Cardinal
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Dillon R. Shaver (ANL), Maximiliano Dalinger (Penn State)
