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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Surplus plutonium for power reactor fuel: What’s on offer
The Department of Energy has a plan for private companies to “dispose of surplus plutonium”—about 19.7 metric tons in both oxide and metal forms—by “making the materials available for advanced nuclear technologies.” A Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program request for applications (RFA) issued October 21 describes the plutonium on offer, and the “thresholds” prospective applicants must meet.
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Laguna A
Session Chairs:
Dale B. Lancaster
Olivier Ravat (Orano Melox)
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UF6 Cylinder Handling, Storage, and Transport at 8% Enrichment
James Banfield (Global Nuclear Fuel), Lon Paulson (Global Nuclear Fuel), Qi Ao (Boston Government Services)
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Recent Assessments of Existing Transportation Packages for Use with HALEU Material
W.J. Marshall (ORNL), A. Lang (ORNL), E.M. Saylor (ORNL), R.A. Hall (EPRI)
Criticality Safety Implications of Extended-Enrichment and Accident-Tolerant Fuel for Fresh Fuel Storage
A.M. Shaw (ORNL), J.B. Clarity (ORNL)
Burnup Credit for PWR Spent Fuel Pools with High Enriched/High Burnup Fuel
Dale Lancaster (NuclearConsultants.com), Charles T. Rombough (CTR Technical Services)
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