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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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India’s PFBR attains criticality at last
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed it “a proud moment for India” when on April 6 the 500-MWe, sodium-cooled Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved initial criticality. This milestone, which comes some 22 years after the continually delayed PFBR project began, marks India’s entrance into the second stage of its three-stage nuclear program, which has the ultimate goal of supporting the country’s nuclear power program with its significant thorium reserves.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by YMG
Tuesday, June 13, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Marriott 3
Session Chair:
Patrick J. Snouffer
Alternate Chair:
Harsh S. Desai
Session Organizer:
Julianne McCallum
A reinvigorated pursuit of space exploration has taken off, and nuclear applications are supporting the effort in new and varied ways. This session will explore different nuclear technologies for space, developer's current efforts, priorities and challenges for deploying nuclear technology in space, commercial and government customers of space nuclear technology as well as what regulatory and policy efforts are needed to realize the potential of applied nuclear technology in space.
Patrick Snouffer
US Senate
Harsh Desai
Zeno Power
John Kennedy
X-Energy
Patrick Frye
Blue Origin
Kate Kelly
BWXT
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