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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE secretary and New York congressman call for reopening of Indian Point
Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.) at the site of the closed Indian Point nuclear power plant on Friday, March 6, as Lawler called for the reopening of the facility. He emphasized that the shutdown of the plant in 2021 has led to higher electricity costs for the people of New York state and increased strain on the state’s electric grid.
Technical Session|Materials Science & Technology
Saturday, April 18, 2026|10:45–11:45AM CDT|RUDR 302
Session Chair:
Joshua Haines
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Assessing the compatibility of WC–Co cemented carbides with molten chloride salts
10:45–11:05AM CDT
Furkan Erdogan (Virginia Commonwealth University), Santiago Bermudez Naranjo (Virginia Commonwealth University), Carlos E. Castano (Virginia Commonwealth University), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth University)
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Chevron-Notched Fracture Characterization of Fine-Grained Graphite
11:05–11:25AM CDT
Jackson Jorgenson (Oregon State University), Spencer T. Doran (Oregon State University), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State University)
Impact of Light and Heavy Elements on Crystal, Thermal, and Micromechanical Properties of Oxide Fuels
11:25–11:45AM CDT
Natasha Engel (University of Texas at San Antonio), Alicia Raftery (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Denise Adorno Lopes (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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