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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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From Capitol Hill: Nuclear is back, critical for America’s energy future
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy convened its first hearing of the year, “American Energy Dominance: Dawn of the New Nuclear Era,” on January 7, where lawmakers and industry leaders discussed how nuclear energy can help meet surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, advanced manufacturing, and national security needs.
Technical Session
Wednesday, October 8, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Cumberland South
Session Chair:
Aylin Kucuk
Co-Chair:
Shun Hirooka
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Fuel Pellet Design for High Burnup
3:15–3:40PM CDT
Swaminathan Vaidyanathan (ANFMSJ)
Presented by Brenden Mervin (EPRI)
Paper
Analysis of the Behavior of ATF Microcell UO2 Fuel under Irradiation
3:40–4:05PM CDT
V. D'Ambrosi (CEA), R. Masson (CEA), J. Fauque (CEA), J. Lechelle (CEA), L. Portelette (CEA), N. Chikhi (CEA)
Manufacturing and Characterization of UO2-Gd2O3 Pellet with High Gd Contents
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Jae Ho Yang (KAERI), Ji-Hwan Lee (KAERI), Dong-Seok Kim (KAERI), Dong-Joo Kim (KAERI), Ji-Hae Yoon (KAERI), Yeon-Soo Na (Korea Nuclear Fuel Co.)
Post-Irradiation Examination of a Wrought FeCrAl Alloy C26M Following Commercial Reactor Irradiation
4:30–4:55PM CDT
Caleb Massey (ORNL), Ben Garrison (ORNL), Jesse Werden (ORNL), Casey McKinney (ORNL), Dan Lutz (Global Nuclear Fuel), Russ Fawcett (Global Nuclear Fuel), Rajnikant Umretiya (GE Research Center), Hamdy Abouelella (GE Vernova), Randall Dunavant (Southern Company), Yukinori Yamamoto (ORNL), Geeta Kumari (ORNL), Kevin Field (Univ. Michigan), Jason Harp (ORNL)
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