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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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India’s PFBR attains criticality at last
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed it “a proud moment for India” when on April 6 the 500-MWe, sodium-cooled Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved initial criticality. This milestone, which comes some 22 years after the continually delayed PFBR project began, marks India’s entrance into the second stage of its three-stage nuclear program, which has the ultimate goal of supporting the country’s nuclear power program with its significant thorium reserves.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by Executive Panels
Monday, June 14, 2021|3:15–5:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
W. Neal Mann (ANL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Piyush Sabharwall
Staff Producer:
John Starkey (ANS)
A polar vortex descended into the central United States in February 2021. The unusually cold temperatures forced many power plants offline and sharply curtailed natural gas production, leading to multi-day blackouts in Texas and shorter blackouts across the Great Plains. All generator types were affected to some degree, including nuclear power plants. This panel will focus on the performance of energy systems and markets during the February 2021 cold weather event.
Meredith Angwin
Carnot Communications
Brent Dixon
INL
Kevin Hanson
National Grid
Michael Webber
ENGIE, Univ. of Texas at Austin
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