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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Panelists discuss U.S. path to criticality in ANS webinar
The American Nuclear Society recently hosted a panel discussion featuring prominent figures from the nuclear sector who discussed the industry’s ongoing push for criticality.
Yasir Arafat, chief technical officer of Aalo Atomics; Jordan Bramble, CEO of Antares Nuclear; and Rita Baranwal, chief nuclear officer of Radiant Industries, participated in the discussion and covered their recent progress in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program. Nader Satvat, director of nuclear systems design at Kairos Power, gave an update on the company’s ongoing demonstration projects taking place outside of the landscape of DOE authorization.
Technical Session|Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning
Friday, April 4, 2025|2:40–4:00PM MDT|Acoma AB
Session Chair:
Annika Tedstrom
Alternate Chair:
Kevin Donnelly
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Innovative Hybrid Strategies for Uranium Remediation: A Case Study of Legacy Sites in New Mexico
2:40–3:00PM MDT
Joursele Bang-As (Univ. New Mexico), Hank K. Lee (Univ. New Mexico)
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Innovative Approaches to Uranium Mining Site Remediation: The Role of Biocrusts
3:00–3:20PM MDT
Kaitlin Marry (Young Members Group)
Tritium Extraction using Compact Heat Exchangers for Commercial Fusion
3:20–3:40PM MDT
Alexander Turovskiy (Univ. California, Berkeley), Esteban Labrador (Univ. California, Berkeley), Sean Shitamoto (Univ. California, Berkeley)
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