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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Aalo and Antares progress on Reactor Pilot Program
Two participants in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program have recently announced significant milestones on their associated reactor projects. Aalo Atomics successfully completed its final design review (FDR), and Antares Nuclear has received DOE approval of its preliminary documented safety analysis (PDSA).
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fuels and Actinide Materials
Tuesday, December 12, 2023|8:00–9:40AM CST|Galerie 3
Session Chair:
Marat Khafizov (Ohio State)
Alternate Chair:
Michael R. Tonks (Univ. Florida)
Track Organizers:
Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
Jian Gan (INL)
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Fabrication and Properties Determination in Chromium-Doped UO2 for Fuel Performance Validation
8:00–8:20AM CST
Adrien J. Terricabras (LANL), Arjen van Veelen (LANL), Maria Kosmidou (LANL), Sean M. Drewry (LANL), Darrin D. Byler (LANL), Joshua T. White (LANL)
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Examinations of Xenon Bubbles in High-Burnup UO2 Fuel Before and After LOCA Testing
8:20–8:40AM CST
L.K. Reyes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), C.M. Parish (ORNL), C.S. McKinney (ORNL), J.M. Harp (ORNL), N.A. Capps (ORNL), B.D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Phase-Field Modeling of Fission Gases in Polycrystalline UO2 with Realistic Microstructures
8:40–9:00AM CST
L. Messina (CEA), C. Introini (CEA), E. Delobre (CEA), M. Josien (CEA), L.K. Aagesen (INL)
Uranium Enrichment Homogeneity Study on HALEU/LEU UO2 Fuel Pellets
9:00–9:20AM CST
Jennifer K. Watkins (INL), Adrian R. Wagner (INL), Daniel J. Murray (INL)
Modeling Fuel Fragmentation Probability and Fragment Size in the BISON Fuel Performance Code
9:20–9:40AM CST
O. Baldwin (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), N. Capps (ORNL), B.D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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