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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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India’s PFBR attains criticality at last
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed it “a proud moment for India” when on April 6 the 500-MWe, sodium-cooled Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved initial criticality. This milestone, which comes some 22 years after the continually delayed PFBR project began, marks India’s entrance into the second stage of its three-stage nuclear program, which has the ultimate goal of supporting the country’s nuclear power program with its significant thorium reserves.
Panel and Technical Session|Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning
Saturday, April 15, 2023|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Student Union 362B
Session Chair:
Evan Williams (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Sean Kosslow (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Decommissioning & Environmental Sciences and Fuel Cycle & Waste Management Divisions.
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Fuel Management and Reload Cycle Length Optimization for a Westinghouse 2-Loop PWR
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Zachary D. Bevans (NCSU), Jesse M. Hines (NCSU), Ethan Newhouse (NCSU), Ashanti Meyers (South Carolina State)
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Nuclear Fuel Remediation: A Computational Study
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Keanu J. Ammons (Western Carolina University), Nicholas Eckert (Western Carolina University), Joaquin G. Layno (Western Carolina University), Channa D. Silva (Western Carolina University)
Intentional Nuclear Forensics Study on Beta-UO3 for Early Fuel Cycle Technology Using Computational Methods
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Eduardo Montoya (University of Nevada Las Vegas), Eunja Kim (University of Texas at El Paso), Ken R. Czerwinski (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Evaluating High-Level Waste Disposal
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Brooklyn P. Wise (Idaho State)
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