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      2026 ANS Annual Conference

      May 31–June 3, 2026

      Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver

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2026 ANS Annual Conference

2026 ANS Annual Conference
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Embedded Topicals

Embedded Topicals
  • Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
  • Nuclear Fuels and Materials

Schedule Timeline

Schedule is subject to change

Friday — May 1, 2026
1:00PM MDT
    Events
  • ANS-8.23, Nuclear Criticality Accident Emergency Planning and Response
Monday — May 18, 2026
2:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Finance Committee (Virtual)
Thursday — May 21, 2026
10:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Professional Divisions Committee (PDC) (Virtual)
Sunday — May 24, 2026
2:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division Executive Committee (Virtual)
Tuesday — May 26, 2026
11:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Scholarship Policy and Coordindation Committee (Virtual)
2:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Nuclear Installations Safety Division (NISD) Program Committee
3:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Nuclear Installations Safety Division (NISD) Executive Committee (Virtual)
Wednesday — May 27, 2026
9:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Honors and Award Committee (Virtual)
10:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Young Member Group Executive Committee (Virtual)
11:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Fusion Energy Division Executive Committee (Virtual)
Thursday — May 28, 2026
8:30AM MDT
    Events
  • Mathematics and Computation Division (Virtual)
10:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Local Sections Committee (Virtual)
Friday — May 29, 2026
9:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Thermal Hydraulics Division Program (Virtual)
Sunday — May 31, 2026
Conference Hours
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 2:00-7:00 pm (Plaza Registration)
8:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Nuclear 101 Certificate Course (Day 1) (Director's Row I/J)
9:00AM MDT
    Events
  • President's Breakfast for Division and Committee Chairs (Governor's Square 17)
10:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Conference, Proceedings & Transactions Committee (Plaza Court 7)
11:00AM MDT
    Events
  • National Program Committee - Screening (Plaza Court 7)
11:30AM MDT
    Events
  • Bylaws and Rules Committee (Plaza Court 8)
12:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Young Members Committee (Windows/Hybrid)
  • Exhibit Setup (Plaza Foyer)
1:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Education Committee (Windows/Hybrid)
  • Student Program (Director's Row H)
  • Technical Journal Committee (Plaza Court 7/Hybrid)
  • Reactor Physics Division (Plaza Court 8)
  • Griffin Workshop (SOLD OUT) (Governor's Square 10)
  • Radiation Transport with the PENTRAN Simulation Suite Workshop (Governor's Square 11)
  • Advanced Reactor International Safeguards Workshop (SOLD OUT) (Governor's Square 12)
1:30PM MDT
    Events
  • Education, Training & Workforce Development (Plaza Court 6)
2:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Program Committee (Windows/Hybrid)
  • Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (Director's Row F)
  • Robotics and Remote Systems Division Executive Committee (Plaza Court 1)
3:00PM MDT
    Events
  • NS&E Editorial Advisory Board (Plaza Court 7)
  • Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Executive Committee (Windows/Hybrid)
  • Fuel Cycle Waste Management Executive Committee (Plaza Court 6)
  • Accreditation Policy and Procedures Committee (Director's Row E)
  • NEDHO (Plaza Court 8)
  • Operations and Power Division Executive Committee (Director's Row F)
3:30PM MDT
    Events
  • Thermal Hydraulics Division Executive Committee (Director's Row H)
4:00PM MDT
    Events
  • NT Editorial Advisory Board (Plaza Court 7)
5:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Exhibit Hall open from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm (Plaza Foyer)
  • Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall (Plaza Foyer)
Monday — June 1, 2026
Conference Hours
  • Exhibit Hall open from 7:00 am-3:30 pm (Plaza Foyer)
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00 am-5:00 pm (Plaza Registration)
7:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Continental Breakfast (Plaza Foyer)
8:00AM MDT
    Sessions
    2026 ANS Annual Conference
  • ANS Opening Plenary (Plaza Ballroom ABDE)
    Events
  • Nuclear 101 Certificate Course (Day 2) (Director's Row I/J)
11:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Materials Science & Technology Executive Committee (Plaza Court 8)
11:30AM MDT
    Events
  • Lunch (Plaza Foyer)
  • ANS Cares Committee (Plaza Court 6)
12:00PM MDT
    Events
  • National Conference Committee (Plaza Court 7)
1:00PM MDT
    Sessions
    2026 ANS Annual Conference
  • DOE NEUP Distinguished Early Career Program (Governor's Square 15)
  • Innovative Methods in SNF Disposal Research and Development (Governor's Square 10)
  • Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models for Nuclear Applications: I (Plaza Court 4/5)
  • Transport Methods (Director's Row E)
  • Nuclear Criticality Safety: General I (Governor's Square 16)
  • Nuclear Energy Markets, Financing, and Economics: I (Director's Row H)
  • Innovative Approaches in Activation Analyses and Handling in Reactor and Accelerator Facilities (Tower A)
  • Lessons Learned from MARVEL Reactor Fabrication (Governor's Square 14)
  • Advanced Reactor Thermal Hydraulics: I (Plaza Court 2/3)
  • Computational Thermal Hydraulics: I (Governor's Square 11)
  • Advancing the Nuclear Career through Continuous Education (Governor's Square 12)
  • Advancing Nuclear Powered Maritime Shipping (Grand Ballroom 1)
    • Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
  • TOFE Opening Plenary (Grand Ballroom 2)
    • Nuclear Fuels and Materials
  • NFM Plenary: Highlights from a Career in Nuclear Materials Science (Governor's Square 17)
2:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Risk-informed, Performance-based Principles and Policy Committee (RP3C) (Plaza Court 7)
2:45PM MDT
    Events
  • Coffee Break from 2:45-3:15 pm (Plaza Foyer)
3:15PM MDT
    Sessions
    2026 ANS Annual Conference
  • Progress on the President's Executive Orders Related to the Nuclear Industry (Governor's Square 10)
  • Digital Twins and their Applications: I (Plaza Court 4/5)
  • Isotopes and Radiation: General I (Governor's Square 15)
  • Uncertainty Quantification, Sensitivity Analysis, and Machine Learning: I (Director's Row E)
  • Development and Use of the ANS 8.28 Standard (Governor's Square 16)
  • Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy: General (Tower A)
  • Nuclear Energy Markets, Financing, and Economics: II (Director's Row H)
  • Reactor Physics Method (Governor's Square 14)
  • Enabling Robotics with Digital Twins in Nuclear Cleanup and Operations & Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences (Governor's Square 12)
  • Thermal Hydraulics: General (Plaza Court 2/3)
  • How Nuclear Technologies will Shape the Future Energy Economy (Grand Ballroom 1)
    • Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
  • Lightning Talks: Fusion Fuel Cycle Technologies I (Tower B)
  • Lightning Talks: Fusion Enabling Technologies I (Tower D)
  • Inertial Fusion Energy Technology and Engineering (Tower C)
  • Frameworks, Partnerships, and Efforts for Commercialization (Grand Ballroom 2)
    • Nuclear Fuels and Materials
  • Fuels for Advanced Reactors (Governor's Square 17)
5:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Korean Nuclear Society US Chapter (Plaza Court 8)
6:00PM MDT
    Events
  • TOFE Reception & Social (Windows)
  • Student Sections Committee (Plaza Court 2/3)
  • OPD Dinner (West Saloon & Kitchen)
  • MSTD Reception (Rooftop 1630)
7:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Christian Nuclear Fellowship (Plaza Court 1)
Tuesday — June 2, 2026
Conference Hours
  • Exhibit Hall open from 7:00 am-3:30 pm (Plaza Foyer)
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00 am-5:00 pm (Plaza Registration)
7:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Continental Breakfast (Plaza Foyer)
8:00AM MDT
    Sessions
    2026 ANS Annual Conference
  • ANS Plenary II: Fueling the Nuclear Resurgence (Plaza Ballroom ABDE)
    Events
  • Nuclear 101 Certificate Course (Day 3) (Director's Row I/J)
9:45AM MDT
    Events
  • Coffee Break from 9:45-10:15 am (Plaza Foyer)
10:00AM MDT
    Sessions
    2026 ANS Annual Conference
  • Education, Training, and Workforce Development: General (Director's Row E)
  • Advances in Fuel Recycle (Governor's Square 10)
  • SMR and Advanced Reactor I&C and Human Factors (Plaza Court 4/5)
  • Advances in Sensors and Instrumentation: I (Governor's Square 15)
  • Data, Analysis, and Operations in Nuclear Criticality Safety: I (Governor's Square 16)
  • Nuclear Installations Safety: General I (Tower A)
  • Energy Storage Integration with Nuclear Power Plants (Director's Row H)
  • Advanced Reactor Analysis (Governor's Square 14)
  • Experimental Thermal Hydraulics: I (Plaza Court 2/3)
  • AI / ML Applications for Thermal Hydraulics: I (Governor's Square 11)
  • ANS Sushil C. Jain YMG Pitch Your Thesis Competition (Governor's Square 12)
  • Building the Nuclear Workforce for Advanced Reactors (Governor's Square 12)
  • Fireside Chat (Grand Ballroom 1)
    • Nuclear Fuels and Materials
  • Advances in Non-Metallics (Governor's Square 17)
    Events
  • Standards Board (Windows)
10:15AM MDT
    Sessions
    Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
  • Computing the Quantum Path to Commercial Fusion, Computing Paths to Commercial Fusion: How High-Performance Computing Modes Shape Commercialization and Social License (Grand Ballroom 2)
  • Fuel Cycle Technologies R&D (Tower C)
  • Divertor Design through Modeling and Simulation (Tower B)
  • Industry: Designs, Demonstration Machines, and Results (Tower D)
12:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Lunch (Plaza Foyer)
  • Young Members Group Program Committee (Plaza Court 6)
  • National Program Committee (Plaza Court 8)
12:30PM MDT
    Events
  • Public Policy Committee Meeting (Plaza Court 7)
1:00PM MDT
    Sessions
    2026 ANS Annual Conference
  • Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences: General (Governor's Square 12)
  • Molten Salt Fuel Chemistry (Governor's Square 10)
  • Advances in Sensors and Instrumentation: II (Plaza Court 4/5)
  • Isotopes and Radiation & Accelerator Applications (Governor's Square 15)
  • Uncertainty Quantification, Sensitivity Analysis, and Machine Learning: II (Director's Row E)
  • Nuclear Criticality Safety: General II (Governor's Square 16)
  • Nonproliferation Design Challenge (Tower A)
  • Hybrid and Integrated Energy Systems: I (Director's Row H)
  • SMR and Micro-Reactor Analysis (Governor's Square 14)
  • Advanced Reactor Thermal Hydraulics: II (Plaza Court 2/3)
  • Computational Thermal Hydraulics: II (Governor's Square 11)
  • Operationalizing AI for Nuclear Energy Application (Grand Ballroom 1)
    • Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
  • Life Cycle and Waste Management of Fusion Power Plants (Tower B)
  • Fusion Prototypic Neutron Source (FPNS) Studies (Tower C)
  • Plasma Physics Engineering (Tower D)
  • Nonproliferation Considerations and R&D Efforts for Fusion Energy Systems (Grand Ballroom 2)
    • Nuclear Fuels and Materials
  • Advances in Metallics (Governor's Square 17)
2:30PM MDT
    Events
  • External Affairs Committee (Plaza Court 7)
2:45PM MDT
    Events
  • Coffee Break from 2:45-3:15 pm (Plaza Foyer)
3:15PM MDT
    Sessions
    2026 ANS Annual Conference
  • University Research in Fuel Cycle and Waste Management (Governor's Square 10)
  • Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models for Nuclear Applications: II (Governor's Square 15)
  • Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models for Nuclear Applications: III (Plaza Court 4/5)
  • Computational Methods and Mathematical Modeling (Director's Row E)
  • ANS 8 Standards Forum (Governor's Square 16)
  • Hybrid and Integrated Energy Systems: II (Director's Row H)
  • Computational Tools for Radiation Protection and Shielding (Tower A)
  • Reactor Physics: General I (Governor's Square 14)
  • Computational Multiphase Flow (Plaza Court 2/3)
  • Upcoming Advanced Reactor Demonstrations (Governor's Square 11)
  • Mentorship and Peer Support Across Diverse Nuclear Careers (Governor's Square 12)
  • With Great Processing Power Comes Great Responsibility: Ethics and Opportunities for AI and Tomorrow’s Workforce (Grand Ballroom 1)
    • Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
  • Poster Session (South Convention Lobby)
    • Nuclear Fuels and Materials
  • Nuclear Fuels and Materials Modeling (Governor's Square 17)
3:30PM MDT
    Events
  • Exhibit Teardown (Plaza Foyer)
5:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Accelerator Applications Division Executive Committee (Plaza Court 1)
5:30PM MDT
    Events
  • ANS Cares Committee Reception & Social (Grand Ballroom 2)
Wednesday — June 3, 2026
Conference Hours
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00 am-5:00 pm (Plaza Registration)
7:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Continental Breakfast (Plaza Foyer)
8:00AM MDT
    Sessions
    2026 ANS Annual Conference
  • Fuel Cycle and Waste Management: General (Governor's Square 10)
  • Robotics and Remote Operation of Nuclear Plants (Plaza Court 4/5)
  • Isotopes and Radiation: General II (Governor's Square 15)
  • Mathematics and Computation: General (Director's Row E)
  • Data, Analysis, and Operations in Nuclear Criticality Safety: II (Governor's Square 16)
  • Nuclear Installations Safety: General II (Tower A)
  • Advanced Nuclear Reactors and Power Systems: I (Director's Row H)
  • Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation: I (Governor's Square 14)
  • AI / ML Applications for Thermal Hydraulics: II (Governor's Square 11)
  • Strengthening the Role of Thermal Hydraulics for Future Nuclear Engineers: Retaining Talent (Plaza Court 2/3)
    • Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
  • TOFE Plenary II (Grand Ballroom 2)
    • Nuclear Fuels and Materials
  • NFM Plenary: The EDucatIon Summit On Nuclear (in Materials) (Governor's Square 17)
9:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Fuel, Waste, and Decommissioning Consensus Committee (FWDCC) (Plaza Court 8)
9:45AM MDT
    Events
  • Coffee Break from 9:45-10:00 am (Plaza Foyer)
10:00AM MDT
    Sessions
    2026 ANS Annual Conference
  • Applications of Electrochemistry in Molten Salt Systems (Governor's Square 10)
  • Digital Twins and their Applications: II (Governor's Square 15)
  • Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models for Nuclear Applications: IV (Plaza Court 4/5)
  • Sharing of Good Industry Practices and/or Lessons Learned in NCS (Governor's Square 16)
  • Nuclear Nonproliferation in a Changing Global Fuel Cycle (Tower A)
  • Advanced Nuclear Reactors and Power Systems: II (Director's Row H)
  • Radiation Protection and Shielding: General (Director's Row E)
  • Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation: II (Governor's Square 14)
  • Experimental Thermal Hydraulics: II (Plaza Court 2/3)
  • High Temperature Test Facility Thermal Hydraulics Benchmark (Governor's Square 11)
  • Global Nuclear Career Opportunities (Governor's Square 12)
    • Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
  • DOE FIRE Collaboratives: Phase I (Grand Ballroom 2)
  • Breeding Blankets: Modeling and Simulation (Tower C)
  • Lightning Talks: Fusion Fuel Cycle Technologies II (Tower B)
  • Lightning Talks: Fusion Enabling Technologies II (Tower D)
    • Nuclear Fuels and Materials
  • Materials Degradation in Reactors (Governor's Square 17)
11:45AM MDT
    Events
  • Lunch on your own
  • Human Factors, Instrumentation, and Controls Division Executive Committee (Plaza Court 1)
12:00PM MDT
    Events
  • FED Community Forum Luncheon (Windows)
  • ANS-19.5, Requirements for Reference Reactor Physics Measurements (Virtual)
12:15PM MDT
    Events
  • Rad Talk (Governor's Square 11)
1:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities Consensus Committee (NRNFCC) (Plaza Court 8)
1:15PM MDT
    Sessions
    2026 ANS Annual Conference
  • Scientific and Technical Advances in SNF Storage and Transportation (Governor's Square 10)
  • New Generation Fuel for Lifecycle Solutions (Governor's Square 12)
  • Online Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics (Governor's Square 15)
  • Structural Health Monitoring for Nuclear Power (Plaza Court 4/5)
  • Reactor Physics: General II (Governor's Square 14)
  • Experimental Multiphase Flow (Plaza Court 2/3)
    • Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
  • DOE FIRE Collaboratives: Phase II (Grand Ballroom 2)
  • Systems and Components Modeling (Tower C)
  • State-of-the-art Fusion Modeling and Simulation Tools (Tower D)
  • Lightning Talks: Fusion Materials I (Tower B)
    • Nuclear Fuels and Materials
  • Molten Salts & TRISO Developments (Governor's Square 17)
3:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Coffee Break from 3:00-3:15 pm (Plaza Foyer)
3:15PM MDT
    Sessions
    Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
  • Plasma Material Interactions and High Heat Flux Environmental Studies (Tower C)
  • Lightning Talks: Fusion Materials II (Tower B)
  • Lightning Talks: Fusion Research Facilities (Director's Row H)
  • DOE Programs (Grand Ballroom 2)
  • Careers in Fusion Energy Engineering (Tower D)
    • Nuclear Fuels and Materials
  • Advanced Materials Characterization and Testing (Governor's Square 17)
    Events
  • ANS Business Meeting (Governor's Square 16)
Thursday — June 4, 2026
8:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Nuclear 101 Certificate Course (Day 4) (Director's Row I/J)
  • ANS Board of Directors Meeting (Grand Ballroom 1)
8:15AM MDT
    Events
  • Technical Tour of Xcimer Energy’s Phoenix Laser Facility (SOLD OUT)
9:30AM MDT
    Events
  • #2 Technical Tour of Xcimer Energy’s Phoenix Laser Facility (2nd Tour - SOLD OUT)
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