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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|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Brentwood/Franklin
Session Chair:
Paul Clifford
Co-Chair:
Birol Aktas
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Lightbridge Fuel Fabrication Modeling in ABAQUS with Experimental Comparisons
10:00–10:25AM CDT
Kyle M. Paaren (Lightbridge), Eric Shaber (Lightbridge), Scott Holcombe (Lightbridge)
Paper
Numerical Analysis of the Impact of Kernel Quality on Fluidized Bed Chemical Vapor Deposition
10:25–10:50AM CDT
Flavio Dal Forno Chuahy (ORNL), Bryan Conry (ORNL), Oluwafemi Oyedeji (ORNL), Charles Finney (ORNL), Eddie Lopez-Honorato (ORNL)
Buffering the Oxygen Potential of an Oxide Fuel using Niobium in Different Oxidation States
10:50–11:15AM CDT
P. Garcia (CEA), S. Gobert (CEA), E. Douguet-Bronnec (CEA), F. Le Hello (CEA), J. Fouletier (Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc), F. Fournet-Fayard (Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc), C. Martial (CEA), F. Audubert (CEA), S. Valance (CEA), X. Iltis (CEA), M.-C. Steil (Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc)
Method Advancements for Fuel Spacer Grid Dynamic Characterization for Seismic and LOCA Events
11:15–11:40AM CDT
Victor Hatman (Framatome), Eric Bourdais (Framatome), Brett Matthews (Framatome), Anaik Poulat (Framatome), Julien Pacull (Framatome)