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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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South Korea looks to Southern and NuScale
This week, the United States and South Korea have taken two steps toward deepening their nuclear partnership through two notable announcements. First, the majority-state owned Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power signed a memorandum of understanding with Birmingham, Ala.–based Southern Nuclear.
Technical Session|Fuel Cycle and Waste Management (FCWMD)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|1:15–3:00PM MDT|Governor's Square 10
Session Chair:
Yadukrishnan Sasikumar (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Sven O. Bader (EPRI)
Session Organizer:
Kaushik Banerjee (INL)
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Accelerated Corrosion and Neutron Irradiation Simulation for Long-Term Integrity Evaluation of Cast Aluminum–B₄C Neutron Absorbers in Spent Fuel Pool Environments
1:15–1:35PM MDT
Daehyeon Park, Ji Hyun Kim (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology)
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Wireless Sensors for Monitoring Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage: Passive Electro-Mechanical System for Leak Detection
1:35–1:55PM MDT
Andrew R. Hanson (University of South Carolina), Robert J. Demuth (University of South Carolina), Travis W. Knight (University of South Carolina), Shawn C. Stafford (Westinghouse), Jorge V. Carvajal (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC), Luke Breon
ESCP Dry Storage System Aging Management Roadmap: Status Updates on the Key Recommendations
1:55–2:15PM MDT
Hatice Akkurt (EPRI), Joseph A. Faldowski (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI))
Preliminary Investigation of Extended Storage and Transportation of Advanced LWR Used Fuels
2:15–2:35PM MDT
Sven O. Bader (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)), Ricardo Torres (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)), Hatice Akkurt (EPRI)
Collaborative-Based Siting case study for Spent Nuclear Fuel: Siting tools
2:35–2:55PM MDT
R. A. Borrelli (University of Idaho), Denia Djokic (Univ. Michigan)
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