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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.
Technical Session|Water-Cooled Reactor Operations and Accident Analysis
Monday, August 21, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Columbia 3/4
Session Chair:
Hyun Sik Park (KAERI)
Alternate Chair:
Cesare Frepoli (FPolisolutions)
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Boron Dilution Analysis in NuScale Using TRACE and TRACE/SCF Codes
3:30–3:50PM EDT
J. Sanchez-Torrijos (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), C. Queral (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid)
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Modeling of an Overcooling Transient Scenario in a CAREM-like Small Modular Reactor
3:50–4:10PM EDT
L. Mercatali (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), V.H. Sanchez-Espinoza (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Hector Lestani (Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica), Maximiliano Dalinger (Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica)
Steam Line Break Analysis in NuScale SMR with the Coupled System Code ATHLET-DYN3D in the Framework of the EU H2020 McSAFER
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Eduard Diaz-Pescador (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Matthias Jobst (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Alexander Grahn (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), Sören Kliem (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
Sensitivity Study of Compact and Long-Term-Operable Passive Residual Heat Removal System
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Wooseong Park (KAIST), Yong Hoon Jeong (KAIST), Yong Hwan Yoo (KAERI), Kyung Jun Kang (KAERI)
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