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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Mark your calendar for the 2026 ANS Annual Conference
The American Nuclear Society’s 2026 Annual Conference is coming up fast. From May 31 to June 3, leaders from across the nuclear industry will gather in Denver, Colo., to discuss the state of the industry and emerging opportunities.
To register for the conference, make hotel reservations, and explore the full program, visit ans.org/meetings/ac2026/.
Technical Session
Monday, September 15, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Grand Salon AB
Session Chair:
Tracy Stover
Alternate Chair:
Brittany M. Williamson
Session Organizer:
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The Importance of Collaboration Throughout Transition into New Phases in Facility Lifecycles
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Lindsey Whiteley (Sellafield), Jennifer Bateman (Sellafield), Amy Van Der Vyver (Sellafield)
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Building a Collaborative Relationship between Contractor and Regulator at SRPPF
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Brittany Williamson (Spectra Tech), Michael Fendler (Sigma Science)
SPARC, an Effort to Reestablish a Horizontal Split Table Critical Facility for HALEU Experiments and Beyond
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Nicolas Woolstenhulme (INL), Nicolas Martin (INL), Mark DeHart (INL), Catherine Percher (LLNL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), William Wieselquist (ORNL)
M441 Onsite Transport Dolly Implementation at the Y-12 National Security Complex
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Adam Walker (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex)
Modification and Resumption of the Static Experiment Critical Facility (STACY)
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Junichi Ishii (JAEA), Masakazu Seki (JAEA), Eiju Aizawa (JAEA), Masato Sumiya (JAEA), Tomoyuki Maekawa (JAEA), Yu Arakaki (JAEA), Kenta Hasegawa (JAEA), Shouhei Araki (JAEA), Kazuhiko Izawa (JAEA), Satoshi Gunji (JAEA)
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