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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ORNL to partner with Type One, UTK on fusion facility
Yesterday, Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced that it is in the process of partnering with Type One Energy and the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. That partnership will have one primary goal: to establish a high-heat flux facility (HHF) at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Bull Run Energy Complex in Clinton, Tenn.
Technical Session|Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning
Saturday, April 6, 2024|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Hammond Room 220
Session Chair:
Kelly Varnell (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Stiphany Ta Tieu (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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An INDEPTH Analysis of Spent Pebbles
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Benjamin A. Impson (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Design and Fabrication of a Cone-Segments System to Implement Expansion Tests in Nuclear Fuel Cladding
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Lilith Miller (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos Castano (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Combined Lattice Physics Fuel Management Optimization for Boiling Water Reactors
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Cole A. Howard (NCSU), Derek Freeman (NCSU), Joshua Yagozinski (NCSU), Jason Hou (NCSU)
Levelized Cost of Electricity for SMRs in the State of Virginia
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Ruben Glover (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Aristidis Loumis-Demetrakopoulos (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Supathorn Phongikaroon (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Oleg Korenok (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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