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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|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 14, 2021|3:15–5:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Kallie E. Metzger
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Staff Producer:
Janet Davis (ANS)
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Utility of EBR-II Benchmark Model to Enable MOX Fuel Pin Characterization
John D. Bess (INL), Chad L. Pope (Idaho State Univ.), Andrew S. Chipman (INL), Colby B. Jensen (INL)
Paper
Current Status of HFIR Irradiation Testing Supporting the Transformational Challenge Reactor
A.G. Le Coq (ORNL), K.D. Linton (ORNL), T. S. Byun (ORNL), X. Hu (ORNL), A.M. Schrell (ORNL), K. A. Terrani (ORNL)
Steam Oxidation Performance of Uranium Mononitride during Thermal Ramp and Isothermal Conditions
Elizabeth S. Sooby (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio), Brian A. Brigham (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio), Geronimo Robles (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio), Zachary Acosta (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio), Joshua T. White (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio)
Development of an Innovative Sample Preparation Technique for Select Layers and Layer Interfaces of TRISO Particles
Tanner Mauseth (Idaho State Univ.), Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar (Idaho State Univ.), Daniel LaBrier (Idaho State Univ.), Scott McBeath (Idaho State Univ.), Isabella van Rooyen (INL)
Performance of FeCrAl Accident Tolerant Fuel Cladding under Reactivity Insertion Accident Condition Testing
B. Garrison (ORNL), M. Gussev (ORNL), K. Linton (ORNL)
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