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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Researchers use one-of-a-kind expertise and capabilities to test fuels of tomorrow
At the Idaho National Laboratory Hot Fuel Examination Facility, containment box operator Jake Maupin moves a manipulator arm into position around a pencil-thin nuclear fuel rod. He is preparing for a procedure that he and his colleagues have practiced repeatedly in anticipation of this moment in the hot cell.
Technical Session|FCWMD
Monday, October 6, 2025|3:15–5:20PM CDT|Brentwood/Franklin
Session Chair:
Patty McCumbee
Co-Chair:
Michael Boone
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The U.S. Accident Tolerant Fuels Program: Recent Accomplishments and Transition to Deployment
3:15–3:40PM CDT
D. Wachs (INL), N. Capps (ORNL), A. Colldeweih (INL), C. Jensen (INL), P. King (INL), D. Kamerman (INL), K. Linton (ORNL), N. Oldham (INL), F. Goldner (DOE Office of Nuclear Energy)
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Westinghouse EnCore Accident Tolerant Fuel and High Energy Program Update
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Zeses Karoutas (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Robert Schillat (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Boone (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jorie Walters (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Katerina Frederick (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Nicholas Pocquette (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Roy Matway (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ellen Feldsien (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Frank Boylan (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Radu Pomirleanu (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Antoine Claisse (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kyle Johnson (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
GNF's Accident Tolerant Fuel Program
4:05–4:30PM CDT
David Barrientos (Global Nuclear Fuel), Ian Porter (Global Nuclear Fuel), Allan Jaworski (Global Nuclear Fuel), Dan Lutz (Global Nuclear Fuel), Russ Fawcett (Global Nuclear Fuel), Rich Augi (Global Nuclear Fuel)
PROtect: The E-ATF Solution by Framatome - Overview of Recent Achievements and Next Steps
4:30–4:55PM CDT
T. Garnier (Framatome), N. Vioujard (Framatome), M. Harkin (Framatome)
Unlocking Economic Nuclear Capacity: The Role of Advanced Fuel Technologies in Power Uprates
4:55–5:20PM CDT
K. Shirvan (MIT), A. Csontos (NEI)
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