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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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NEA report calls for more accurate data on SNF heat decay
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency has issued a report calling for more-detailed information on tracking the decay heat of spent nuclear fuel from light water reactors. According to the NEA, the report highlights the increasing importance of accurate decay heat estimations due to evolving fuel characteristics, including higher initial fuel enrichment, increased burn-up rates, and extended reactor cycle lengths.
The report, Summary of the NEA Assessment on Spent Nuclear Fuel Decay Heat for Light Water Reactors, summarizes the findings of a subgroup of the NEA’s Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS), which ran from January 2022 to January 2024.
Thursday, April 25, 2024|8:30–11:00AM PDT
Bus departs from Taylor Street
Cost: $35
Maximum Capacity: 40
SOLD OUT
Join the Kairos Power team for a unique opportunity to explore the company’s headquarters and labs in Alameda – just a short ferry ride across the bay from San Francisco.In the Rapid Analysis, Prototyping, and Iterative Design (RAPID) Lab, meet the engineers and technicians performing rapid prototyping and analysis in iterative learning cycles to advance the development of Kairos Power’s fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactor technology.See custom-built test stations in action and learn how data from these tests are used to accelerate optimization, inform the licensing process, and mitigate risk on the company’s path to commercialization.
About Kairos Power
Kairos Power is a mission-driven engineering and manufacturing company singularly focused on its effort to commercialize advanced reactor technology in time to play a significant role in the fight against climate change. The company embraces rapid iterative development and vertical integration strategies to deliver a clean energy solution with robust safety at an affordable cost.
Kairos Power is subject to 10 CFR Part 810 Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities and can only host visitors who are U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents or Foreign Nationals from Generally Authorized Destinations. You can find the list of generally authorized destinations here: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendixA_to_part_810. All visitors will need to sign an NDA.
