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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC approves TerraPower construction permit
Today, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it has approved TerraPower’s construction permit application for Kemmerer Unit 1, the company’s first deployment of Natrium, its flagship sodium fast reactor.
This approval is a significant milestone on three fronts. For TerraPower, it represents another step forward in demonstrating its technology. For the Department of Energy, it reflects progress (despite delays) for the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP). For the NRC, it is the first approval granted to a commercial reactor in nearly a decade—and the first approval of a commercial non–light water reactor in more than 40 years.
Keynotes Session
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|8:00–8:50AM EDT|Columbia 3/4
Session Chair:
Philippe Bardet (GWU)
Shuichiro Miwa is an associate professor of Nuclear Engineering at the University of Tokyo. He obtained his B.S. in Civil/ Environmental Engineering, M.S., and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from Purdue University, under the supervision of Profs. Takashi Hibiki and Mamoru Ishii. After obtaining his Ph.D. in 2012, he held the position of assistant professor and then associate professor at Hokkaido University. He has held his present position since 2021, conducting research and teaching at Nuclear Professional School, and Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management. His research interests span fundamental two-phase flow experiments and modeling, reactor safety, an adaptation of machine
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