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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|Evolutionary and Innovative Advanced Technology Fuels (ATF)
Monday, October 10, 2022|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Salon A/B
Session Chair:
Hyun-Gil Kim (KAERI)
Alternate Chair:
Zeses E. Karoutas (Westinghouse)
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The U.S. Accident Tolerant Fuels Program -- Transforming the Future of LWR Fuels
1:30–1:55PM EDT
F. Goldner (U.S. Dept. of Energy), W. McCaughey (U.S. Dept. of Energy), D. Wachs (INL), D. Kamerman (INL), C. Jensen (INL), N. Woolstenhulme (INL), F. Cappia (INL), J. Schulthess (INL), P. Medvedev (INL), A. Nelson (ORNL), N. Capps (ORNL), K. Linton (ORNL), J. Harp (ORNL), C. Massey (ORNL), T. Saleh (LANL), B. Eftink (LANL), J. White (LANL)
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Westinghouse EnCore Accident Tolerant Fuel and High Energy Program
1:55–2:20PM EDT
Zeses Karoutas (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kathryn Metzger (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ernesto Pitruzzella (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Chona Vallencour (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Andrew Atwood (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Boone (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Andrew Mueller (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Eileen Gower (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Allan Jaworski (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Arash Parsi (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Anness (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Carey Haas (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Magnus Limback (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Jonathan Wright (Westinghouse Electric Sweden)
PROtect: The E-ATF Solution by Framatome -- Overview of Recent Achievements and Next Steps
2:20–2:45PM EDT
N. Vioujard (Framatome), Ch. Lewis (Framatome), W. Maxson (Framatome), J. Reed (Framatome)
Testing of Silicon Carbide as a Nuclear Fuel Cladding
2:45–3:10PM EDT
Luke Czerniak (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Sivack (Westinghouse Electric Co.), John Lyons (Westinghouse Electric Co.), William Byers (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Gouqiang Wang (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kallie Metzger (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Luke Olson (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jack Gazza (General Atomics), Sean Gonderman (General Atomics)
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