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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Kairos Power finalizes contract on HALEU for Hermes
Kairos Power has finalized a contract with the Department of Energy to receive high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) from the agency for the company’s Hermes low-power demonstration reactor, currently under construction in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
In partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory, Kairos intends to use the DOE-provided material to produce HALEU TRISO fuel pebbles for Hermes. The company views the Hermes test reactor and the fuel fabrication program as crucial to the eventual success of its power-producing Hermes 2 demonstration plant, also to be sited in Oak Ridge, and future commercial fluoride salt–cooled high-temperature reactors.
Plenary Session
Monday, August 21, 2023|8:00–10:15AM EDT|Columbia 5-8
Speakers
Dr. Kathryn HuffAssistant Secretary Office of Nuclear Energy US DOE
José N. Reyes, Ph.D.Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder NuScale Power
Dr. Rita Baranwal Senior Vice President AP300 Small Modular ReactorWestinghouse Electric Company
Koji OkamotoProfessor, The University of TokyoDirector General, Collaborative Laboratory for Advanced Decommissioning Sciences (CLADS) Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
Leon CizeljHead, Reactor Engineering DivisionJožef Stefan Institute
Per PetersonChief Nuclear Officer, Co-Founder Kairos Power
Nuclear thermal-hydraulics has a leading role in nuclear safety and in the viability of the nuclear industry. Over the past few years, there have been numerous innovations that are enabling the design of new and advanced reactor systems while providing increased margins of safety. NURETH-20 will highlight emerging technical innovations enabled by thermal-hydraulic research including passively cooled SMRs, advanced non-LWRs, “microreactors” cooled by heat pipes, and the use of artificial intelligence in data analysis. The opening plenary will feature several top innovators in the nuclear industry and provide an opportunity for attendees to hear how thermal-hydraulics makes it all possible.
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Attachment — Kathryn Huff NURETH20
Attachment — Jose Reyes NURETH20
Attachment — Rita Baranwal NURETH20
Attachment — Koji Okamoto NURETH20
Attachment — Leon Cizelj NURETH20
Attachment — Per Peterson NURETH20
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