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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE selects first companies for nuclear launch pad
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy and the National Reactor Innovation Center have announced their first selections for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad: three companies developing microreactors and one developing fuel supply.
The four companies—Deployable Energy, General Matter, NuCube Energy, and Radiant Industries—were selected from the initial pool of Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program applicants, the two precursor programs to the launch pad.
10:00–11:00AM EDT
Panel
Session Organizer: Dr. Jeremy T. Busby
Session Chair: Ms. Brooke D. Bates|Alternate Chair: Cailyn Ludwig
11:30AM–12:30PM EDT
1:00–2:00PM EDT
Session Organizer: Matthew Noel
Session Organizer: Kate Kelly
2:30–3:30PM EDT
4:00–5:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Marni Wittman|Alternate Chair: Shawn LeMaster
Session Organizer: Mr. Bo Cole
Session Organizer: Dr. Rolland P. Johnson
Session Organizer: Mr. Thomas Gallucio
Session Chairs: Scott Bates - Recruitment Lead, Kirsten Sandoval - Manager, Employee Relations, Mark Shaver - Supervisor, Radiological Engineering|Alternate Chairs: Scott Bates - Recruitment Lead, Kirsten Sandoval - Manager, Employee Relations, Mark Shaver - Supervisor, Radiological Engineering
Session Organizer: Justin Monito
Session Organizers: Mr. Peter H. Brenton, Koroush Shirvan, Ben Forget