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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Working together from Paris to Washington
Hash Hashemianpresident@ans.org
In November, I flew to Paris, France, to speak at the World Nuclear Exposition. This wasn’t my first time at WNE, but it’s safe to say that the 2025 Expo was markedly different from years past. Excitement was palpable, and attendance was high—there were more than 25,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors. This enthusiasm reflects the growing nuclear momentum across Europe.
My opening remarks at the expo spotlighted the similar nuclear momentum on this side of the Atlantic, focusing on the recent strides made by both U.S. industry and government. I also highlighted the key challenges we still face: namely, workforce development, supply chains, fuel, and financing.
Technical Session|Lightning Talks
Thursday, October 10, 2024|8:00–9:45AM MDT|Room 5
Session Chair:
Abdul Dulloo (INL)
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Extreme Values of Reactivity Worth Additions in the Advanced Test Reactor
8:00–8:07AM MDT
Nathan Manwaring (INL), Andrew Maile (INL)
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Temperature Heat Sink Overpower Response (THOR) Assembly and Instrumentation Discussion
8:07–8:14AM MDT
Todd Birch (INL)
The Role of Nuclear Science User Facilities in Nuclear Energy Materials Research and Development for Sustainable Nuclear Future
8:14–8:21AM MDT
Brenden J. Heidrich (INL), Rongjie Song (INL)
Using X-ray Computed Tomography for a Clean Energy Future
8:21–8:28AM MDT
William Chuirazzi (INL), Swapnil Morankar (INL), Rahul Reddy Kancharla (INL)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees)
X-ray Diffraction at Idaho National Laboratory's Irradiated Materials Characterization Laboratory
8:28–8:35AM MDT
Brian S. Newell (INL), William Chuirazzi (INL)
Advanced Instrumentation Available for Efficient Operations of Advanced Reactors
8:35–8:42AM MDT
Troy Unruh (INL)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Lightening talk presentation on instrumentation.
Post-Irradiation Examination of Tristructural Isotropic (TRISO) Fuel from the AGR-5/6/7 Campaign Using X-ray Computed Tomography
8:42–8:49AM MDT
Swapnil Morankar (INL), William C. Chuirazzi (INL), Rahul R. Kancharla (INL), Brian J. Gross (INL), John D. Stempien (INL)
Constrained Tomographic Reconstructions of Gamma Scans in AGR 5/6/7 Capsules
8:49–8:56AM MDT
Adriaan A. Riet (INL)
Mesoscale Thermophysical Property Characterization of Neutron Irradiated Tri-Structural Isotropic (TRISO) Fuel Particles
8:56–9:03AM MDT
E.J. Hisle (INL), A. Khanolkar (INL), T. Pavlov (INL), Z. Hua (INL), R. Moeykens (MIT), S. Meher (PNNL), J.D. Stempien (INL)
Multiscale Thermal Simulation of Particle Fuel Compact Manufacturing Processes and Effects of Parameters
9:03–9:10AM MDT
William Hoffman (INL), Lynn Munday (INL), Benjamin Spencer (INL), Alexandra Raichart (INL), Benjamin Stoyer (INL)
Flow Accelerated Corrosion Tests Under Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Horizontal Pipe and Comparison with Prediction Models
9:10–9:17AM MDT
Masaaki Satake (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)
Experimental Testing of Cantilever Precast Shear Walls made of Modular Structural Concrete Insulated Panels with Socket Connection
9:17–9:24AM MDT
Manish Acharya (Idaho State), Tadesse G. Wakjira (Idaho State), Mustafa Mashal (Idaho State)
Influence of Joule Heating on the Stability of High Temperature Irradiation Resistant Thermocouples
9:24–9:31AM MDT
Richard Skifton (INL), Scott Riley (Boise State), Brandon King (Boise State), Allyssa Bateman (Boise State), Brian Jaques (Boise State)
Nuclear Sensors and Instrumentation Development at Boise State University
9:31–9:38AM MDT
Brian J. Jaques (Boise State), Zhangxian Deng (Boise State), Dave Estrada (Boise State), Josh Eixenberger (Boise State), Richard Skifton (INL), Joshua Daw (INL), Michael McMurtrey (INL), Kort Bowman (INL), Pattrick Calderoni (INL)
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