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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The top 10 states of nuclear
The past few years have seen a concerted effort from many U.S. states to encourage nuclear development. The momentum behind nuclear-friendly policies has grown considerably, with many states repealing moratoriums, courting nuclear developers and suppliers, and in some cases creating advisory groups and road maps to push deployment of new nuclear reactors.
Technical Session|Transient Fuel Behavior and Safety Related Issues
Monday, October 10, 2022|10:15–11:55AM EDT|Adagio/Allegro
Session Chair:
Jinzhao Zhang (Tractabel)
Alternate Chair:
Michelle Bales (NEA)
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NRC's Research Information Letter on Fuel Fragmentation, Relocation and Dispersal
10:15–10:40AM EDT
James Corson (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Alice Chung (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Lucas Kyriazidis (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Michelle Bales (OECD Nuclear Energy Agency)
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Experimental Study of the Effect of Neighboring Rods in Fuel Cladding Deformation Under LOCA Conditions
10:40–11:05AM EDT
Cristina Dominguez (IRSN), Pauline Lacote (IRSN), Alice Viretto (IRSN), Stéphane Charbaut (IRSN), Georges Repetto (IRSN)
Fragmentation Behavior of Cr2O3-Doped UO2 Pellets with Controlled Microstructure Under Prototypical LOCA and RIA Thermal Transient
11:05–11:30AM EDT
Dong Zhao (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Kun Yang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Andre Broussard (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Heng Ban (Univ. Pittsburgh), Jie Lian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
On the Role of Microstructure on the Burst Properties of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened FeCrAl Alloys During Simulated Loss-of-Coolant Accident Conditions
11:30–11:55AM EDT
Caleb P. Massey (ORNL), Kenneth A. Kane (ORNL), Ryan T. Sweet (ORNL), Samuel B. Bell (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL)
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