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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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American Nuclear Society condemns attack on UAE's Barakah nuclear power plant
Washington, D.C. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS) issued the following statement:
"The American Nuclear Society condemns today's drone attack on the outer perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates. The IAEA has confirmed that radiation levels are normal and no injuries have been reported. The safety systems performed as designed, a demonstration of the layered protections built into robust modern nuclear facilities. Incidents like this reinforce the importance of the IAEA's calls for maximum military restraint around nuclear power reactors, and of full adherence by all combatants to the IAEA's seven pillars for nuclear safety and security during armed conflict."
Technical Session|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Friday, April 5, 2024|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Hammond Room 220
Session Chair:
Mahjabin Mahfuz (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Ashrakat Saefan (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Modeling of Hydrided Zircaloy Cladding Failure During Reactivity-Initiated Accident
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Katheren R. Bosson Nantes (Penn State), Miaomiao Jin (Penn State), Arthur T. Motta (Penn State)
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Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Molten Salts Using Spatial-Domain Transient Photothermal Radiometry
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Justin A. Overman (NCSU), Pavel G. Simeonov (NCSU), Hayden S. Bland (NCSU), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
Accelerating Qualification of New Materials for Molten Salt Reactors: An Experimental Approach
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Ryan J. Eavenson (NCSU), Jackson Hase (NCSU), Makendra Seawright (South Carolina State), Lingfeng He (NCSU)
A Nanoscale Analysis of the Effects of Helium Radiation Dispersion Strengthened Tungsten with Carbides
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Levko B. Higgins (Penn State)
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