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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC grants license for TRISO-X fuel manufacturing using HALEU
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted X-energy subsidiary TRISO-X a special nuclear material license for high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel fabrication. The license applies to TRISO-X’s first two planned commercial facilities, known as TX-1 and TX-2, for an initial 40-year period. The facilities are set to be the first new nuclear fuel fabrication plants licensed by the NRC in more than 50 years.
Technical Session|Nuclear Technology in Society and Education
Friday, April 5, 2024|3:15–4:35PM EDT|Leonhard Building Room 103
Session Chair:
Pierre Bouhaddane (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Roman D. Samulyak (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Use and Significance of Fusors in Nuclear Outreach
3:15–3:35PM EDT
Justin L. Jia (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Mia K. Sawkiw (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Zach Nordan (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Exploration of Multidisciplinary Student Sentiments in a Nuclear Survey Seminar
3:35–3:55PM EDT
John Mobley (Iowa State)
What Awaits Us? An Analysis on Connections Between Hobbies to Nuclear-Related Careers
3:55–4:15PM EDT
Morgan Sylvia (Oregon State)
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