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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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NEA conference focuses on new nuclear development
More than 300 delegates from around the world attended the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency’s recent Roadmaps to New Nuclear 2025 conference in Paris, France. In attendance were representatives from governments, industry, public and private financial sectors, academia, legal firms, think tanks, and research institutions. Cohosted by the Korean government, the event focused on practical, near-term solutions to barriers facing nuclear new builds.
Technical Session|Fuel Management
Tuesday, July 22, 2025|2:30–3:45PM EDT|Beach Room
Session Chair:
Duncan E. Robinson
Alternate Chair:
Thomas Kindred
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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Safety Analysis Technical Considerations for Achieving PWR Cycle Extensions: Part I
2:30–2:55PM EDT
Tom Kindred (Southern Nuclear), Sam Lafountain (Southern Nuclear), Tim Collart (Southern Nuclear), Kevin Barber (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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Simple Models for Predicting the Feed Assembly Need and Assembly Burnup in Boiling Water Reactors
2:55–3:20PM EDT
Rasmus Renberg (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), Erik Dalborg (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)
Low Enrichment 2-Year Fuel Cycle to Mitigate MCO
3:20–3:45PM EDT
Shea McCarthy (Constellation), James Tusar (Constellation), Stephanie Alford (Constellation), Dale Bradish (Constellation)
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