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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Oklo, Centrus collaborate on HALEU deconversion-enrichment initiative
A newly announced potential joint venture between reactor and fuel-recycling developer Oklo and uranium enricher Centrus Energy could be coming to Ohio. The two companies have agreed to pursue discussions on jointly establishing deconversion services for high-assay low-enriched uranium and other fuel-cycle technologies at Centrus’s uranium enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio, which is adjacent to Oklo's proposed 1.2-GW power campus. That campus, which has been targeted to be on line by 2030, will use Oklo’s Aurora Powerhouse microreactor to support data centers for Meta.
Technical Session|Nuclear Advocacy and Policy
Friday, April 5, 2024|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Engineering Services Building Room 122
Session Chair:
John Mobley IV (Iowa State University)
Alternate Chair:
Jessi Altiero (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Molten Salt Reactor Powered Industrial Complex
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Henry S. Shamiyeh (Webb School of Knoxville), Visura Pathirana (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Solar Rules: Illuminating Policies for Galactic Nuclear Reactor Adventures
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Steven Panico (Univ. Pittsburgh), Jacob Korus (Univ. Pittsburgh)
Memes, The Apocalypse, and New Generation Perspectives on Nuclear Science and Nuclear Power
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Robert Riley (Oregon State)
Net-Zero Design Proposal
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Brooklyn P. Wise (Idaho State), Brandon Jenkins (Idaho State), Ethan Lang (Idaho State), Leo Gannon (Idaho State), Moses Bosquez (Idaho State), Salvador Muñoz (Idaho State), Sweet E. Shanahan (Idaho State), Amir Ali (Idaho State)
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