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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
Wednesday, October 8, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Cumberland South
Session Chair:
Mahmut N. Cinbiz
Co-Chair:
Patty McCumbee
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The Design of Novel Ramp Experiments in ATR Utilizing Pressurized He-3 for Evaluating Chrome Coated Cladding Behavior
10:00–10:25AM CDT
David Kamerman (INL), Matilda Aberg Lindell (INL), Shawna Bailey (INL), Briand Durtschi (INL), Aaron Colldeweih (INL)
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Licensing Framatome's PRotect Fuel: Integrated Approaches to Accelerate the Licensing of E-ATF Fuel Design
10:25–10:50AM CDT
M. Aumand (Framatome), L. Gerken (Framatome), Y. Qi (Framatome), P. Bellanger (Framatome)
Practical Development of Accident Tolerant FeCrAl-ODS Fuel Claddings for BWRs in Japan
10:50–11:15AM CDT
Sakamoto K (Nippon Nuclear Fuel Development), Miura Y (Nippon Nuclear Fuel Development), Matsunaga J (Global Nuclear Fuel), Aomi M (Global Nuclear Fuel), Miyata H (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Yasuda K (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Sasaki M (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), Oono-Hori N (Yokohama Nat'l Univ.)
Development of a Method for Comparison of Lightbridge's Advanced Fuel Material Against Conventional UO2 Fuel Performance
11:15–11:40AM CDT
R. Wang (Lightbridge), C. Kirby (Lightbridge), K. Paaren (Lightbridge), B. Aktas (Lightbridge), S. Holcombe (Lightbridge)
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