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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|Advanced Reactors
Tuesday, July 22, 2025|4:05–5:45PM EDT|Palm Room
Session Chair:
Steve E. Skutnik
Alternate Chair:
Joe Fuel
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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MARIE: A Python-Based Framework for Comprehensive Fuel Recycling Modeling
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Steve E. Skutnik (ORNL), Randy Ngelale (ORNL), Laura Arias Chavez (ORNL), Robert A. Lefebvre (ORNL), Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Brianna Hiscox (ORNL), Leigh Martin (ORNL), Andrew Worrall (ORNL)
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MOX and UOx Fuel Multi Recycling in Pressurized Water Reactors
4:30–4:55PM EDT
Hervé Billat (EDF), Enrico Girardi (EDF R&D), Francois-Xavier de Cordoue (EDF), Loic Pussard (EDF), Guillaume Vaast (EDF), Badiaa Amekraz (Framatome)
Selective Conversion of Transuranic Oxides to Species Soluble in Molten Chloride Salt - Validation of the First Stage of the WATSS Recycling Process
4:55–5:20PM EDT
J. P. Zuniga (Moltex Energy), I. Scott (Moltex Energy), O. Gregoire (Moltex Energy), A. D. Warren (Moltex Energy), R. Brown (Moltex Energy), G. Cota-Sanchez (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), L. Bradford (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), D. Cluff (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), K. Kovack (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), D. Poff (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), R. O'Sullivan (Moltex Energy)
Modeling a Thermal-Spectrum LEU-fueled Molten Salt Reactor Co-fueled with Thorium in SCALE 6.3.1 and Serpent-2
5:20–5:45PM EDT
C. Erika Moss (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Donny Hartanto (ORNL), John P. Carter (INL)
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