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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ARDP update: General Atomics finalizes conceptual design
The Department of Energy recently announced that General Atomics has successfully completed the conceptual design of its new helium gas–cooled fast modular reactor (FMR). This milestone moves the company one step closer to a target demonstration in the 2030s.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by YMG
Wednesday, June 10, 2020|2:30–4:15PM EDT|10
Session Chair:
Harsh S. Desai (NEI)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Timothy M. Crook (MCR Performance Solutions)
Track Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Eileen Cullen (American Nuclear Society)
Deploying nuclear power at scale worldwide is a critical component to deep decarbonization. The Nuclear Energy Grand Challenge was organized by the Energy Impact Center and University of Michigan. The first prize competition, Reimagining Nuclear Waste, took place in partnership with the University of Michigan. It was designed to advance the clean energy economy by engaging collegiate innovators and entrepreneurs to tackle one of the most unique challenges facing the nuclear energy industry - the perception of nuclear waste. This panel will describe the process and results.
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