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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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NEA report calls for more accurate data on SNF heat decay
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency has issued a report calling for more-detailed information on tracking the decay heat of spent nuclear fuel from light water reactors. According to the NEA, the report highlights the increasing importance of accurate decay heat estimations due to evolving fuel characteristics, including higher initial fuel enrichment, increased burn-up rates, and extended reactor cycle lengths.
The report, Summary of the NEA Assessment on Spent Nuclear Fuel Decay Heat for Light Water Reactors, summarizes the findings of a subgroup of the NEA’s Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS), which ran from January 2022 to January 2024.
Join us for the first inaugural U.S. Nuclear Industry Council’s (USNIC) Space Nuclear Industry Symposium (SNIS)!
The event brings together industry, government and other business leaders to discuss ongoing activities and plans that are specifically aimed to design, demonstrate and deploy nuclear power and propulsion technologies to support a rapidly growing and exciting space economy.
This first inaugural USNIC SNIS is held in conjunction with the 2024 NETS conference and planned in close coordination with the NETS organizers. It provides attendees a unique first-of-a-kind opportunity to hear from, and exchange opinions with, industry leaders and other experts in space nuclear power and propulsion on the future and potential contributions of these technologies to the space economy as a whole.
Panel 1: The space nuclear industry: opportunities and challenges1:00–2:40PM MDT | Sweeney F
Panel 2: Enabling technology innovations for an emerging space nuclear economy: Role of partnerships3:15–4:55PM MDT | Sweeney F
USNIC Space Nuclear Industry Symposium Networking Reception6:00-7:30PM MDT | The Lumpkins Ballroom at the La Fonda Hotel
SNIS Chair:
Dr. Ron S. FaibishChair, US NIC Space and Emerging Technologies Working Group;Vice Chair, USNIC Board Of Directors;Sr. Director, Strategic Development, Nuclear Technologies and Materials, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS)
SNIS VICE CHAIR:
Joe MillerPresident, Advanced Technologies, BWXT
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