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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Uranium prices reach highest level since February 2024
The end-of-January spot price for uranium was $94.28 per pound, according to uranium fuel provider Cameco. That was the highest spot price posted by the company since the $95.00 per pound it listed at the end of February 2024. Spot prices during 2025 ranged from a low of $64.23 per pound at the end of March to a high of $82.63 per pound at the end of September.
Technical Session
Wednesday, September 17, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Grand Salon DE
Session Chair:
Andrew Holcomb (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Alex Shaw (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Travis M. Greene
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Modernization of SRNS 12-Rad Zone Analysis - MCNP-Based Explicit Methodology
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Daniel P. Speaker (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), William D. Newmyer (Spectra Tech)
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Applicative Uses Of Generational Genetics Algorithms For Criticality Safety Assessment Demonstrations
1:20–1:40PM CDT
David Noyelles (CEA), Michael Prigniau (CEA)
Tolerance Limits in Criticality Safety Analysis and Issues in NUREG 6698
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Axel Hoefer (Framatome)
TRISO Fuel Homogeneous Critical Standard Values for Nuclear Criticality Safety Assessment
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Thomas Albert (ASNR), Aurélie Bardelay (ASNR)
Explicit Modeling of B4C in Neutron Absorber Plates with SCALE
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Eirena Klemes (NCSU), Mathieu N. Dupont (ORNL), William J. Marshall (ORNL)
Presented by Alex Shaw (ORNL)
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