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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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UIUC submits MMR construction permit application
The University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, in partnership with Nano Nuclear Energy, has submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for construction of a Kronos micro modular reactor (MMR). This is the first major step in the two-part 10 CFR Part 50 licensing process for the research and test reactor and is the culmination of years of technical refinement and regulatory alignment.
The team chose to engage with the NRC in a preapplication readiness assessment, providing the agency with draft versions of the majority of the CPA’s technical content for feedback, which is expected to ensure a high-quality application.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FED
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|Marriott 4
Session Chair:
Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Session Organizer:
Paul W. Humrickhouse
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Integrated Fusion Neutronics Workflow for MCNP, OpenMC, and Shift
10:00–10:20AM EDT
J.W. Bae (ORNL), K. Borowiec (ORNL), A. Sircar (ORNL), V. Badalassi (ORNL)
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Searching the Plasma Geometry and Configuration Spaces for Feasible Tokamak Design Point
10:20–10:40AM EDT
Ehab Hassan (ORNL), C.E. Kessel (ORNL), J.M. Park (ORNL), P.B. Snyder (ORNL), C.S. Collins (ORNL)
Validation and Verification of a RELAP5-3D Model of the Lobo Lead Loop
10:40–11:00AM EDT
Jonathan L. Barthle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Shielding Design of SPARC Diagnostic Ports: Practical Lessons
11:00–11:20AM EDT
Ian R. Miner (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Megan Wart (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (MPR Assoc.)
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