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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|Thermal Hydraulics
Friday, April 5, 2024|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Reber Room 135
Session Chair:
John J. Acierno (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Casey Emler (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Carolina Dutra (Penn State University)
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Modeling of NuScale Small Modular Reactor Using MELCOR for Steady-State and Transient Conditions
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Grace Ejnik (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mohammad A. Allaf (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Juliana P. Duarte (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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Analyzing Pre/Post-CHF Heat Transfer Regimes in a Boiling Water Channel Using TRACE
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Colin Smith (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mohammad A. Allaf (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Juliana P. Duarte (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Comparison of Fiber Optic Temperature Sensors and Thermocouples at Sodium Heat Pipe Operating Temperatures
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Scout H. Bucks (Penn State), Christopher T. Balbier (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
Experimental Study on Single- and Two-Phase Flows Pressure Drop in a U-bend
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Alicja Stoppel (Purdue), Zhengting Quan (Purdue), Seungjin Kim (Purdue)
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