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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Studsvik applies to build more reactors; Sweden seeks majority control of SMR company
New developments in Sweden’s nuclear energy industry continue to make headlines. Last week, Swedish engineering services firm Studsvik submitted an application to build between 600 MWe and 1,400 MWe of new nuclear power capacity “at and around” its Nyköping Municipality headquarters. Separately, the Swedish government is looking to acquire a majority ownership stake in Videberg Kraft AB.
Technical Session
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Salon A
Session Chair:
Shinichiro Yamashita
Co-Chair:
Nico Vollmer
Session Organizer:
Peter R. Diller
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GNF4 BWR Fuel Design
3:15–3:40PM CDT
Weston Cundiff (Global Nuclear Fuel), Christopher Sedota (Global Nuclear Fuel), Jason Ingraham (Global Nuclear Fuel)
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Framatome VVER-440 and VVER-1000 Fuel Assembly Developments: Project Targets and Outline of Development Methodology
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Pascal Blanc (Framatome), Guy Gentet (Framatome SAS), Dounia Lhachemi (Framatome SAS), Marco Messingschlager (Framatome)
Extended Fuel Cycle Sensitivity Studies of the GE BWRX-300 Design
4:05–4:30PM CDT
John Monaghan (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Framatome Fuel Portfolio for Light Water based SMRs
4:30–4:55PM CDT
Alice Dufresne (Framatome SAS), David Breeding (Framatome), Elisa Calvo Tone (Framatome)