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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
Monday, October 6, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Salon A
Session Chair:
Rosemary A. Montgomery
Co-Chair:
Paul E. Cantonwine
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Considerations for Thermal Annealing of Zr-Alloy Cladding During Dry Storage
10:00–10:25AM CDT
Paul Cantonwine (ORNL), Ryan Karkkainen (ORNL), Rose Montgomery (ORNL), M. Nedim Cinbiz (ORNL), Yadu Sasikumar (ORNL), Ricardo Torres (PNNL), Rick Shimskey (PNNL), Gordon Petersen (INL), Jeff Reed (Framatome), Matthieu Aumand (Framatome), Ian Porter (GE-Vernova), David Mitchell (EPRI), Guirong Pan (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Prasad Nair (U.S. Department of Energy), Steve Vitto (U.S. Department of Energy), Joe Faldowski (EPRI)
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Effect of Annealing on the Thermal Creep of Irradiated Zr-1%Nb Cladding
10:25–10:50AM CDT
Alica Fedoriková (Research Centre Řež), Michael Sovadina (Reseach Centre Řež), Zdeněk Fencl (Reseach Centre Řež), Martin Dostál (UJV Rez), Jan Klouzal (UJV Rez)
Microstructural Characteristics of Hydride Precipitation in Partially Recrystallized Zirconium Alloys and Its Effect on Mechanical Integrity
10:50–11:15AM CDT
Donghyeon Son (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Junhee Lim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Haneol Noh (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Analysis of Axial Hydrogen Diffusion and Hydride Precipitation in Zirconium Alloy Nuclear Fuel Claddings
11:15–11:40AM CDT
Sebastian Niedermeyer (Paul Scherrer Institute), Pavel Trtik (Paul Scherrer Institute), Maik Stuke (BGZ Company for Interim Storage), Robert Zubler (Paul Scherrer Institute), Manuel A. Pouchon (Paul Scherrer Institute), Liliana I. Duarte (Paul Scherrer Institute), Johannes Bertsch (Paul Scherrer Institute)