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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
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Cumberland South
Session Chair:
Ian E. Porter
Co-Chair:
Patrick Raynaud
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Recent Operating Experience with GNF-Ziron Cladding in BWRs
10:00–10:25AM CDT
Zachary Ledford (Global Nuclear Fuel), Brianna Ashing (Global Nuclear Fuel), Ian Porter (Global Nuclear Fuel)
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Atom Probe Characterization of Nb Nanocluster near the Oxide Film/Metal Interface in Nb-Doped PWR Cladding after In-Reactor Irradiation
10:25–10:50AM CDT
Fumihiro Nakamori (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Takashi Sawabe (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Masaya Kozuka (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Takeshi Sonoda (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)
Progress on the Thermomechanical Properties and Creep Behavior of ATF Ceramic Fuels
10:50–11:15AM CDT
Christopher A. Butler (LANL), Joshua T. White (LANL), Austin Nichols (LANL)
Evolution of Microstructure of Advanced Zirconium Alloys with Increasing Level of Irradiation
11:15–11:40AM CDT
Stanislav Linhart (ALVEL, a.s.), Josef Belac (ALVEL, a.s.), Radomir Rehacek (ALVEL, a.s.), Aleksey A. Shishkin (JSC TVEL), Maksim M. Grekhov (JSC TVEL), Alexander Y. Shevyakov (SC VNIINM), Vladimir V. Novikov (SC VNIINM), Vladimir A. Markelov (SC VNIINM), Petra Gavelova (Research Centre Rez), Patricie Halodova (Research Centre Rez)
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