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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|Advocacy, Education, & Policy
Friday, April 17, 2026|3:45–4:45PM CDT|RUDR 302
Session Chair:
Caleb Sitton
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Developing Academic Resources Utilizing Capabilities of the GSE GPWR Simulator
3:45–4:05PM CDT
John M. Ludwick (Texas A&M University), Adam Kristoff, Zoë Chandler, Tyler Gates, Pavel V. Tsvetkov (Texas A&M University)
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SMR Desalination as Anchor Load for Rural Texas Reindustrialization
4:05–4:25PM CDT
Bradford Arnold (University of Texas at Arlington), Cithlally Moctezuma-Brenes (University of Texas at Arlington)
The 71,000-Kilometer Gap: How Nuclear Liability Shapes Global Nuclear Energy and Its Supply Chain Development
4:25–4:45PM CDT
Aishwarya Saxena (UC Berkeley), Benjamin Szeghy (UC Berkeley), Charmi Ng, Raluca O. Scarlat (University of California Berkeley)
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