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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE awards ANS-backed workforce consortium $19.2M
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy recently awarded about $49.7 million to 10 university-led projects aiming to develop nuclear workforce training programs around the country.
DOE-NE issued its largest award, $19.2 million, to the newly formed Great Lakes Partnership to Enhance the Nuclear Workforce (GLP). This regional consortium, which is led by the University of Toledo and includes the American Nuclear Society, will use the funds to fill a variety of existing gaps in the nuclear workforce pipeline.
Technical Session|Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCSD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Governor's Square 16
Session Chair:
Benjamin Martin (GE Vernova)
Alternate Chair:
Amy E. van der Vyver (Sellafield Limited)
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Incorrect Application of Core Density Conversion for Passive Design Feature
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Tyler S. Locher (Y-12 National Security Complex)
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Sandia Critical Experiment Challenges and Resolutions
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Patrick Ward
Final Design for Thermal/Epithermal eXperiments (TEX) with Lithium Absorbers
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Jacob D. Glesmann (LLNL), Eric Aboud (LLNL), Catherine M. Percher (LLNL)
Improving Criticality Emergency Planning Arrangements at Sellafield Ltd
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Amy E. van der Vyver (Sellafield Limited), Caitlin Redhead (Sellafield Ltd)
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