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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Gov. Pritzker issues EO to boost nuclear energy in Illinois
Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker issued a new executive order (EO) on February 18 directing both the Illinois Power Agency and the Illinois Commerce Commission to issue a notice of intent (NOI) to potential developers of new nuclear power plants.
The signing of that EO took place on the same day Pritzker delivered his 2026 State of the State address, in which he set a goal of building at least 2 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity in the state.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE)
Plenary Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|8:00–9:45AM PDT|Huntington B/C
Speakers
Kathryn A. McCarthy, Ph.D."Perspectives from ITER"Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Troy Carter“Accelerating Fusion Energy Development in the US: The FESAC Long Range Plan and Next Steps”Univ. California, Los Angeles
Steven J. Zinkle“Progress and Challenges for Fusion Materials”Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville
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Accelerating Fusion Energy Development in the US: The FESAC Long Range Plan and Next Steps
Troy Carter (Univ. California, Los Angeles)
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Progress and Challenges for Fusion Materials
Steven J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Lance L. Snead (State Univ. New York, Stony Brook), Yutai Katoh (ORNL), Nasr M. Ghoniem (Univ. California, Los Angeles), Jaime Marian (Univ. California, Los Angeles), Jason Trelewicz (State Univ. New York, Stony Brook), Kevin G. Field (Univ. Michigan), Wahyu Setyawan (PNNL), Brian D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), G. Robert Odette (Univ. California, Santa Barbara)
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