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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|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Brentwood/Franklin
Session Chair:
Johann Plancher
Co-Chair:
Randall J. Dunavant
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Framatome Codes and Methods Solution for Economical Increased Enrichment and Increased Burnup Fuel Management
3:15–3:40PM CDT
Philippe Bellanger (Framatome), Chris Allison (Framatome), Lisa Gerken (Framatome), Brian Lockamon (Framatome), Steven Cole (Framatome)
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UJV Role in the Licensing of New Fuel Designs for Czech NPPs
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Jan Klouzal (UJV Rez), Radim Vočka (UJV Rez), Petr Vácha (UJV Rez)
BISON PCI Failure Analysis during Repeated BWR Load Following
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Oliver Baldwin (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nathan Capps (ORNL), Joe Rashid (Structural Integrity Associates, Inc), Daniel Jädernäs (Vattenfall), Paul Blair (Vattenfall), David Palko (Vattenfall), Brian D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
FIDES-II/P2M Simulation Exercise on AN3 and AN10 Bump Tests: Main Results
4:30–4:55PM CDT
J. Sercombe (CEA), A. Vernier (CEA), V. D'Ambrosi (CEA Cadarache), I. Guénot-Delahaie (CEA), S. Béjaoui (CEA), D. Rozzia (SCK CEN), G. Bonny (SCK CEN), B. Boer (SCK CEN), R.-W. Bosch (SCK CEN), A. Ambard (EDF), A. Chaieb (EDF), A. Mohamad (JAEA), Y. Udagawa (JAEA), J. Corson (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), A. Scheuermann (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), K.A. Gamble (INL), R. Armstrong (INL), L.-E. Herranz (CIEMAT), C. Aguado (CIEMAT), F. Feria (CIEMAT), A. Toptan (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Y. Long (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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