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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.
Technical Session|Advances in Designs, Materials, and Manufacturing
Tuesday, October 11, 2022|8:20–10:00AM EDT|Adagio/Allegro
Session Chair:
Cristina Munoz-Reja Ruiz (ENUSA)
Alternate Chair:
Joshua T. White (LANL)
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Framatome's PWR Licensing Plan for Batch Implementation of LEU+
8:20–8:45AM EDT
W. Maxson (Framatome), M. Guzzardo (Framatome), P. Opsal (Framatome), B. Flanagan (Framatome), G. Johnson (Framatome)
Presented by Brian Friend (Framatome)
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GAIA Design: Positioned to Leverage Advanced Fuel Management Strategies for 24-Month Cycles
8:45–9:10AM EDT
J. D'Orio (Framatome), B. Friend (Framatome), B. Painter (Framatome), G. Gentet (Framatome)
Investigation of Achievable Peak Rod Average Burnup with Full Core Fuel Performance for 4-Loop PWRs
9:10–9:35AM EDT
Assil Halimi (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
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