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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Studsvik applies to build more reactors; Sweden seeks majority control of SMR company
New developments in Sweden’s nuclear energy industry continue to make headlines. Last week, Swedish engineering services firm Studsvik submitted an application to build between 600 MWe and 1,400 MWe of new nuclear power capacity “at and around” its Nyköping Municipality headquarters. Separately, the Swedish government is looking to acquire a majority ownership stake in Videberg Kraft AB.
Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Technical Session|Nuclear Materials Performance, Prediction and Qualification
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Governor's Square 17
Session Chair:
Caleb Massey (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Jake Quincey (Kairos Power)
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Building a Better Bolt: Turning Corrosion Science into Better Core Components for LWRs
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Stephen S. Raiman (Univ. Michigan)
Paper
Corrosion and wear performances of a telescopic control rod design for HTGRs
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Loïc Durand (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Adrien Couet (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ethan Fowler (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
CRUD Deposition Behavior and Characteristics on Zirconium Alloy Fuel Cladding under Boron-Free Coolant Conditions
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Junhyuk Jeong (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Yunju Lee (Korea Institute of Materials Science), Junhyuk Ham (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Ji Hyun Kim (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Hydrogen Uptake in A-3 Graphite Matrix for MSR and FHR Applications
11:00–11:20AM MDT
G S Rakib (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL)), L Vergari (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Corrosion Behavior and Proton-Irradiation Effects in L-PBF processed 304L Stainless Steel for SMR Applications
11:20–11:40AM MDT
Jiyun Oh (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Junhyuk Ham (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Ji Hyun Kim (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology)