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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.
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1:00–2:00PM EDT
Session Organizer: Edward Chen
Session Chair: Michelle King|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Stephanie Pitts|Alternate Chair: Thomas Steele
3:00–4:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Brooke Bates|Alternate Chairs: Ishita Trivedi, Greg Meinweiser
Session Chair: Audrey Glenn|Alternate Chair: Ruth Flemming
Session Chair: Chris Breed|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
11:00AM–12:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Matthew Denman|Alternate Chair: Margaret Ellenson
Session Chair: Chris Forrest|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
12:30–1:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Laura Jamison|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Madalynn Miller|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Adam Flora|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
4:30–5:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Leslie Douglas|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Edward Chen|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
11:00AM–12:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Julie Jacobson|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
12:00–1:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Elizabeth Van Doren|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Sydney Bolton|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Tim Thompson|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
3:30–4:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Virinder Sandhu|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
