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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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UIUC submits MMR construction permit application
The University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, in partnership with Nano Nuclear Energy, has submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for construction of a Kronos micro modular reactor (MMR). This is the first major step in the two-part 10 CFR Part 50 licensing process for the research and test reactor and is the culmination of years of technical refinement and regulatory alignment.
The team chose to engage with the NRC in a preapplication readiness assessment, providing the agency with draft versions of the majority of the CPA’s technical content for feedback, which is expected to ensure a high-quality application.
10:00–11:50AM CDT
Senate A/B
Session Chair: Brian Grierson|Alternate Chair: Lauren M. Garrison
Assembly
Session Chair: Andrew G. Sowder|Alternate Chair: Ben Lindley
University Room AB
Session Chair: Dina Yuryev|Alternate Chair: Paul W. Humrickhouse
Madison Ballroom
Session Chair: Sunday C. Aduloju|Alternate Chair: Iole Palermo
1:00–2:50PM CDT
Session Chair: Rosaria Villari|Alternate Chair: Iole Palermo
Session Chair: Arnold Lumsdaine|Alternate Chair: Ross F. Radel
Session Chair: Tyler Guin|Alternate Chair: Paul W. Humrickhouse
3:15–5:05PM CDT
Session Chair: Iole Palermo|Alternate Chair: Ethan Peterson
Session Chair: Ross F. Radel|Alternate Chair: Gerald Kulcinski
Session Chair: Charles Hirst|Alternate Chair: Lauren M. Garrison
Session Chair: Stephanie Diem|Alternate Chair: Paul P. Wilson
5:00–7:00PM CDT
Wisconsin Ballroom
Session Chair: Paul P. Wilson|Alternate Chair: Ross F. Radel
Session Chair: Lauren M. Garrison|Alternate Chair: Charles Hirst
Session Chair: Jonathan E. Menard|Alternate Chair: Ben Lindley
Session Chair: Michael J. Loughlin|Alternate Chair: Iole Palermo
Session Chair: Andrea Saltos|Alternate Chair: Michael J. Loughlin
Session Chair: Susana Reyes|Alternate Chair: Pierre-Clément A. Simon
Session Chair: Jun Ren|Alternate Chair: Minami Yoda
Session Chair: Thomas Fuerst|Alternate Chair: Sara Ferry
Session Chair: Lauren M. Garrison
8:00–9:50AM CDT
Session Chair: Monica Gehrig|Alternate Chair: Juliana Pacheco Duarte
Session Chair: Diana Grandas|Alternate Chair: Paul P. Wilson
Session Chair: Trey Gebhart|Alternate Chair: Michael Loughlin
10:15AM–12:05PM CDT
Session Chair: Kate Borowiec|Alternate Chair: Ethan Peterson
Session Chair: Paul W. Humrickhouse|Alternate Chair: Lane Carasik
Session Chair: Pierre-Clément A. Simon|Alternate Chair: Junliang Liu
1:15–3:05PM CDT
Session Chair: Fernando Arranz|Alternate Chair: Lane B. Carasik
Session Chair: Heena Mutha|Alternate Chair: Thomas Fuerst
Session Chair: Paul P. Wilson|Alternate Chair: Stephanie Diem
