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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Legislators look to advance nuclear power in the Lone Star State
Texas lawmakers are considering legislative action this session on recommendations made last November by the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group.
Senate Bill 1105 calls for the establishment of a state-run advanced nuclear energy authority, a state permitting office, and an advanced nuclear innovation fund. Republican state Sen. Tan Parker introduced the bill.
Nuclear footprint: Texas currently has two large nuclear plants—Commanche Peak and South Texas Project—comprising four reactors that supplied nearly 10 percent of the state’s power last year.
Small modular reactors are also planned in Texas. Dow Chemical and X-energy are targeting a cluster of SMRs to support Dow’s manufacturing site in Seadrift on the Gulf Coast. At Abeline Christian University, about 200 miles west of Dallas, Natura Resources plans to install a test reactor using molten-salt cooling.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE)
Technical Session
Monday, June 13, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Huntington B/C
Session Chair:
Paul W. Humrickhouse (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Leigh Winfrey (Penn State)
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Overview of IAEA activities on Radwaste, Safety, and Security as well as International Guideline Productions for Small Specimens Test Techniques for Fusion
Sehila M. Gonzalez de Vicente (International Atomic Energy Agency), Nicholas A. Smith (International Atomic Energy Agency), Paula C. Vives (International Atomic Energy Agency), Masahiro Aoki (International Atomic Energy Agency)
Paper
Managing Fusion Radioactive Materials: Approaches and Challenges Facing Fusion in the 21st Century
Laila A. El-Guebaly (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Radioactive Waste Concerns for Fusion Reactors
Priti Kanth (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Mark Gilbert (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority)
On Decay Heat in Fusion Reactors
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