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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Holtec submits partial construction permit application for SMRs at Palisades
On New Year’s Eve, Holtec International submitted Part 1 of a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeking a limited work authorization (LWA) to begin construction of a two-unit SMR-300 plant at the company’s site in Covert, Mich.
Named Pioneer-1 and -2, the twin 340-MWe pressurized water reactors would join the 777-MWe Palisades PWR that began operating in 1971, shut down in 2022, and is expected to reconnect to the grid—slightly delayed—early this year. According to Holtec’s application documents, Part 2 of its construction permit will be filed no later than mid-2027.
Panel and Technical Session|Nonproliferation, Security, and Safeguards
Saturday, April 15, 2023|3:10–4:30PM EDT|Student Union 262A
Session Chair:
Evan Williams (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Bernadette Brezinski (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Nuclear Non-proliferation Policy Division.
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Characterization and Evaluation of Scintillating Fiber System Components
3:10–3:30PM EDT
Schuyler J. Tyler (University of New Mexico), Luis A. O. Giraldo (INL)
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Analysis of Proliferation Resistance of Nuclear Fuels for Microreactors
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Hitoshi Cullinan (US Naval Academy), Stuart R. Blair (US Naval Academy)
Graphite Moderated Reactor Heat Removal
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Brant P. DeMoss (US Military Academy), Joseph Garcia (US Military Academy), Daniel Walker (US Military Academy)
Material Diversion Signatures for Molten Salt Reactors
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Branko Kovacevic (Penn State), Andre V. Soares (Penn State), Azaree Lintereur (Penn State), William Walters (Penn State), Amanda J. Johnsen (Penn State), Benjamin Beltzer (ORNL), Michael Dion (ORNL), Louise G. Evans (ORNL)
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