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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 OPD
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|12:00–1:45PM EDT
Session Chair:
Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
Alternate Chair:
W. Neal Mann
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Staff Producer:
Paul LaTour (ANS)
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Modeling and Optimization of Integrated Energy-Water Systems Using SMRs
Stephen Hills (Utah State Univ.), Hailei Wang (Utah State Univ.), Seth Dana (Utah State Univ.)
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Hybrid-Nuclear Energy Systems
Michael F. Keller (Hybrid Power Technologies LLC)
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Replacing Gas Turbines with Nuclear Reactors Using Heat Storage
C. W. Forsberg (MIT), P. Sabharwall (INL), A. Sowder (EPRI)
Thermal Energy Storage: Understanding the Freezing Characteristics of Supercooled Water
Daniel Gardner (Utah State Univ.), Shiyu Wang (Univ. of Utah), Hailei Wang (Utah State Univ.)
Enhancement of Ca(OH)2/CaO Thermal Performance and Structural Integrity Using Inert Agent for Thermochemical Energy Storage
Aman Gupta (Univ. of Idaho), Paul D. Armatis (Oregon State Univ.), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Brian M. Fronk (Oregon State Univ.), Vivek Utgikar (Univ. of Idaho)
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