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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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CNL to manufacture test bundles of thorium-based fuel
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has signed an agreement with Chicago-based Clean Core Thorium Energy to manufacture demonstration irradiation bundles of Clean Core’s ANEEL (Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life) fuel. The fuel is made with a combination of thorium and high-assay low-enriched uranium and is designed for use in pressurized heavy water reactors, such as Canada’s CANDU fleet.
Technical Session
Tuesday, September 16, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Grand Salon DE
Session Chair:
Alan Yamanaka (LLNL)
Alternate Chair:
Brandon Jenkins (LANL)
Session Organizer:
Shauntay Coleman
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Improved Workflow and Productivity Tools for NCS at Sandia National Laboratories
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Ashley R. Raster (Sandia), William M. Cook (Sandia), John A. Miller (Sandia), Shawn J. Henderson (Sandia)
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Summary of 2024 NCS Operational Events at Los Alamos National Laboratory
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Andrew B. Smiley (LANL), Alicia Salazar-Crockett (LANL)
Ensuring Safety at Melox: Real-Time Monitoring of Plutonium in First Barrier Filters
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Olivier Ravat (Orano Melox)
A Novel Approach to Providing Criticality Safety Support to the Research & Development of a New Waste Treatment Concept
2:00–2:10PM CDT
Sarah E. O'Sullivan (Cerberus Nuclear), Tom Page (Cerberus Nuclear), Dominic D. Winstanley (Sellafield)
The Effects of Modern Analysis on Birdcage Container Simplification Efforts
2:10–2:20PM CDT
Daniel Wentz (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex)
Using Machine Learning to Aid in Developing Nuclear Criticality Safety Evaluations
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Anneli Brackbill (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), James J. Kuropatwinski (LANL), Isaac J. Michaud (LANL)
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