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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.
10:20AM–12:00PM PDT
Seaport
Session Chair: Davide Bortot|Alternate Chair: Seiki Ohnishi
Harbor
Session Chair: Bor Kos|Alternate Chair: Iole Palermo
Grand Pacific D
Session Chair: Leigh Smith|Alternate Chair: Chris Perfetti
1:10–3:15PM PDT
Session Chair: Davide Mazzucconi|Alternate Chair: Georgeta Radulescu
Session Chair: Douglas Di Julio|Alternate Chair: Stephane Bourganel
Session Chair: Chelsea D'Angelo|Alternate Chair: Matthew Smith
3:45–5:50PM PDT
Session Chair: Tanja Goričanec|Alternate Chair: Pedro Vaz
Session Chair: Madison Andrews|Alternate Chair: Douglas Peplow
Session Chair: Chang-ho Shin|Alternate Chair: Kim Tuyet Tran
10:00AM–12:05PM PDT
Session Chair: Hideo Hirayama|Alternate Chair: Maha Bouhadida
Session Chair: Heinz Vincke|Alternate Chair: Shaheen Dewji
1:15–3:20PM PDT
Session Chair: Andrew Rosenstrom|Alternate Chair: Sandra Bogetic
Session Chair: Anna Ferrari|Alternate Chair: Kyle Grammer
3:50–5:55PM PDT
Session Chair: Carmen Jacobs|Alternate Chair: Robert E. Grove
Session Chair: Martin Schulc|Alternate Chair: Amir Bahadori
Session Chair: Kumar Mohindroo|Alternate Chair: Lawrence Heilbronn
Session Chair: Jeffrey A. Favorite|Alternate Chair: John Bess
Session Chair: Tucker Mclannahan|Alternate Chair: Irina I. Popova
Session Chair: Yurdunaz Celik|Alternate Chair: Jason Haverkamp
Session Chair: Nam-Suk Jung|Alternate Chair: Randy Schwarz
Session Chair: Mathieu Dupont|Alternate Chair: Robert E. Grove
Session Chair: Lukas Zvorka|Alternate Chair: Thomas M. Miller
Session Chair: Chikara Konno|Alternate Chair: Jeff Favorite
Session Chair: Kristel Ghoos|Alternate Chair: Daniela Ene
Session Chair: Ethan A. Asano|Alternate Chair: Ahmad Ibrahim
Session Chair: Amalia Chambon|Alternate Chair: Davide Bozzato
Session Chair: Odile Petit|Alternate Chair: Yi-Kang Lee
