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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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3D Printing Possibilities: Additive Manufacturing Impact Limiters for Transportation Casks
With the significant advances in additive manufacturing (AM), otherwise known as 3D printing, Orano Federal Services and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte recently re-examined the capabilities to print impact limiters for transportation casks used to ship spent nuclear fuel. Impact limiters protect transportation casks (sometimes also referred to as transportation overpacks) and their contents during an accident. Impact limiter designs must withstand testing based on a certain significance level of hypothetical accidents, including drops, crushing, fires, and immersion in water.
Technical Session|Used Fuel Storage, Transportation, and Re-Use
Tuesday, October 11, 2022|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Adagio/Allegro
Session Chair:
Brady Hanson (PNNL)
Alternate Chair:
Anzhelika Khaperskaia (IAEA)
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Spent Fuel Burnup Measurement System: Evolution of SICOM-NG-FA for Republic of Korea Nuclear Power Plants
3:30–3:55PM EDT
Roberto Rodríguez (ENUSA ), Ivan Sánchez (ENUSA ), Angel Ramos (ENUSA ), Miriam Vázquez (ENUSA ), Alfonso Lain (TECNATOM), Hyeong Kim (KEPCO-Nuclear Fuel Co.), Manseok Do (KEPCO-Nuclear Fuel Co.)
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The Development of a PWR Spent Fuel Decay Heat Uncertainty Methodology Applicable to MOX and UOX Fuel
3:55–4:20PM EDT
Matthias Vanderhaegen (Tractebel Engineering), Quivy Bernard (Tractebel Engineering), Slosse Nicolas (Tractebel Engineering), Meert Arnaud (ENGIE Electrabel), Stichelbout Jonas (ENGIE Electrabel)
The Licensing of a PWR Spent Fuel Decay Heat Uncertainty Methodology Applicable to MOX and UOX Fuel Developed by Tractebel
4:20–4:45PM EDT
N.A. Hollasky (Bel V), M. Vincke (Bel V)
Transport of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Between Reactor Sites for Further Use
4:45–5:10PM EDT
Rickard Land (Forsmark), Sofia Nilsson (Forsmark), Jesper Kierkegaard (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)
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