ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Latest Magazine Issues
Jan 2026
Jul 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
February 2026
Nuclear Technology
December 2025
Fusion Science and Technology
November 2025
Latest News
EnergySolutions confirms plans for new nuclear at Kewaunee
Utah-based EnergySolutions announced on January 15 that it has submitted a notice of intent to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, confirming that the company plans to submit an application for a “major licensing action” for new nuclear generation at the closed Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin. Applications for an early site permit, construction permit, or combined license are currently being evaluated, the company said.
Technical Session|Advanced Reactors
Monday, July 21, 2025|2:30–3:45PM EDT|Gulf Room
Session Chair:
Joshua Hykes
Alternate Chair:
Shane Stimpson (Veracity Nuclear)
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Analysis of Fuel Safety Issues in Boron-Free SMRs through Full-Core Simulation: Mitigation through Integrated Core Design and Fuel Analysis
2:30–2:55PM EDT
Chansoo Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Kyuseok Shim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Jooil Yoon (KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School), Hui-Jeong Jeong (KAERI), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Paper
Economic Performance of a Low Power Density PWR-style SMR
2:55–3:20PM EDT
F. Ferella (Uppsala Univ.), M. Seidl (Westinghouse Electric Co.), F. Franceschini (Westinghouse Mangiarotti), A. Solders (Uppsala Univ.), C. Gustavsson (Uppsala Univ.), H. Sjostrand (Uppsala Univ.), U. Bergmann (Westinghouse Electric Co.), J. Kierkegaard (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.