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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Kentucky disburses $10M in nuclear grants
The Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (KNEDA) recently distributed its first awards through the new Nuclear Energy Development Grant Program, which was established last year. In total, KNEDA disbursed $10 million to a variety of companies that will use the funding to support siting studies, enrichment supply-chain planning, workforce training, and curriculum development.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fuels and Actinide Materials
Thursday, December 14, 2023|1:00–2:40PM CST|Galerie 3
Session Chair:
Zane Wallen (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
Track Organizers:
Jian Gan (INL)
Michael Tonks (Univ. Florida)
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Bridging Gaps in High Uranium Density Fuels Proposed for Advanced Reactors
1:00–1:40PM CST
Elizabeth S. Sooby (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
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Characterization of Defects in Uranium Carbide Using XAS and Neutron Scattering
1:40–2:00PM CST
Arjen van Veelen (LANL), Adrien J. Terricabras (LANL), Scarlett Widgeon Paisner (LANL), Tarik Saleh (LANL), Joshua T. White (LANL)
Understanding Phase Relationships in the Uranium-Carbon-Niobium/Tantalum Systems
2:00–2:20PM CST
Geronimo Robles (LANL), Shane Mann (LANL), Erofili Kardoulaki (LANL), Joshua White (LANL), Najeb Abdul-Jabar (LANL)
Fabrication and Thermophysical Properties of (U,Zr)C; A High Uranium Density Fuel Candidate for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors
2:20–2:40PM CST
E. Kardoulaki (LANL), S. Widgeon Paisner (LANL), D. Byler (LANL), A. Gonzales (LANL), J. Schaeperkoetter (LANL), J. White (LANL), K. McClellan (LANL)
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