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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Idaho to receive spent TRIGA fuel from Penn State
Heavy metal rods are placed into large stainless steel TRIGA spent fuel canisters to test their load-bearing capabilities. (Photo: DOE)
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced last week that it is preparing to receive a shipment of spent nuclear fuel from Penn State University’s research reactor. The fuel is being shipped to Idaho National Laboratory for research purposes.
DOE-EM said crews with the Idaho Cleanup Project recently fabricated and tested four stainless steel canisters that will be used to receive and store the used TRIGA fuel. (“TRIGA” stands for “Training, Research, Isotope, General Atomics.”)
Technical Session
Tuesday, February 4, 2025|10:00–11:40AM EST|Cumberland C
Session Chair:
Drew Thomas (INL)
Session Organizers:
Charles Lease (EPRI)
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DOE Packaging University Summer Institute at Argonne National Laboratory: Preparing the Next Generation of Professionals in Nuclear Packaging
10:00–10:25AM EST
Y.Y. Liu (ANL), K.A. Brown (ANL), E. Edge (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
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Bridging STEM Education and National Security Through Student Engagement
10:25–10:50AM EST
Kyle Hartig (Univ. Florida), Justin Valenti (Penn State), Douglas Wolfe (Penn State), Susan Zingaro (Penn State)
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Guiding Students into Nuclear -- Developing Resources to Support Students Joining a Modular Postgraduate Course in Nuclear Science and Technology
10:50–11:15AM EST
Stuart Christie (Univ. Manchester), Caroline Hughes (Univ. Manchester)
New Training Program for New Build
11:15–11:40AM EST
Igor Jencic (Jožef Stefan Institute)
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