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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.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2022)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Palos Verdes A/B
Session Chair:
Emilian Popov (ORNL)
Alternate Chairs:
Robert Martin (BWXT)
Session Organizer:
W. David Pointer
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The Effect of Cooling Efficiency on the Startup Characteristic and Performance of the Sodium Heat Pipes for the Special Purpose Reactor with Different Filling Ratio
Pei-Hsun Huang (Univ. Michigan), Taehwan Ahn (Univ. Michigan), Annalisa Manera (Univ. Michigan), Victor Petrov (Univ. Michigan)
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Effects of Operational Conditions on the Geyser Boiling in the Sodium Heat Pipe for the Special Purpose Reactor
Taehwan Ahn (Univ. Michigan), Pei-Hsun Huang (Univ. Michigan), Annalisa Manera (Univ. Michigan), Victor Petrov (Univ. Michigan)
Preliminary Design and Analysis of Free-Piston Stirling Engines
Phat Doan (Univ. New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
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