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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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UIUC submits MMR construction permit application
The University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, in partnership with Nano Nuclear Energy, has submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for construction of a Kronos micro modular reactor (MMR). This is the first major step in the two-part 10 CFR Part 50 licensing process for the research and test reactor and is the culmination of years of technical refinement and regulatory alignment.
The team chose to engage with the NRC in a preapplication readiness assessment, providing the agency with draft versions of the majority of the CPA’s technical content for feedback, which is expected to ensure a high-quality application.
Technical Session|New and Advanced Reactors
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 3/4
Session Chair:
Paolo Balestra (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Robert P. Martin (Independent)
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Air Ingress and DLOFC Studies in Scaled HTGR Geometry Using Additively Manufactured TCR Fuel Elements
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Broderick Sieh (Purdue), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue), Prashant Jain (ORNL), Christian Petrie (ORNL), Nathan See (ORNL)
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Accident Analysis Modeling of General Atomics Fast Modular Reactor Plant Using MELCOR: DLOFC and PLOFC
9:20–9:40AM EDT
WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Cole Dunbar (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ryan Som (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Seung Kyo Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
The Effects of Depressurizing into a Cavity for Small and Medium Sized Break Air Ingress Accident Scenarios
9:40–10:00AM EDT
Zachary Welker (Univ. Michigan), Annalisa Manera (Univ. Michigan), Victor Petrov (Univ. Michigan), Paolo Balestra (INL)
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