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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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From SPARC to ARC: CFS prepares for a first-of-a-kind fusion plant
Commonwealth Fusion Systems makes no small plans. The company wants to build a 400-MWe magnetic confinement fusion power plant called ARC near Richmond, Va., and begin operating it in the early 2030s. And the plans don’t end there. CFS wants to deploy “thousands” of fusion power plants capable of accelerating a global energy transition.
Technical Session|Economics
Thursday, October 10, 2024|8:00–9:45AM MDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Nicolas E. Stauff
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Nuclear Power Technology: An Opinion on Energy Policy and Cost
8:00–8:20AM MDT
Romney B. Duffey (Self-employed), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Francesco D'Auria (Univ. Pisa), Enrico Zio (Politecnico di Milano)
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Updating Nuclear Energy Cost Estimates for Net Zero World Initiative
8:20–8:40AM MDT
Nahuel Guaita (INL), Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL), Levi M. Larsen (INL), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL)
Evaluating Superficial Connections Between Reactor Design Choices and Cost Outcomes in Reactor Design Research
8:40–9:00AM MDT
Rowan Marchie (Univ. Michigan), Sydney Sielaff (Univ. Michigan), Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan)
Parametric and Nonparametric Models of U.S. Cost Overruns for Nuclear Power Plants
9:00–9:20AM MDT
Nahuel Guaita (INL), Ryan Spangler (INL), Jason Hansen (INL)
Identifying Nuclear Cost Targets for Competitive Maritime Decarbonization
9:20–9:40AM MDT
Levi M. Larsen (INL), Abdalla Abou-Jaude (INL), Sanjay Mukhi (INL), Meg Dowling (American Bureau of Shipping)
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