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2026 ANS Annual Conference
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
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|8:00–9:40AM CDT|Salon B
Session Chair:
Nathan Capps
Co-Chair:
Nicolas Woolstenhulme
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Introducing HEPHAESTUS: A Furnace for Dry Storage Testing of Spent Nuclear Fuel at Studsvik's Hot Cells
8:00–8:25AM CDT
Felix Boldt (BGZ Company for Interim Storage), Peter Kaufholz (BGZ Company for Interim Storage), Timo Neikes (BGZ Company for Interim Storage), Mathias Segerberg (Studsvik Nuclear AB), Maik Stuke (BGZ Company for Interim Storage), Pia Tejland (Studsvik Nuclear AB)
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An Instrumented Capsule Design to Measure Thermal Conductivity in Miniature UO2 Specimens
8:25–8:50AM CDT
Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Trevor Parker (ORNL), Kara M. Godsey (ORNL), Dillon Cranford (ORNL), Padhraic L. Mulligan (ORNL), Richard H. Howard (ORNL), Nathan Capps (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL)
Design of an Out-Of-Pile Experimental Facility to Demonstrate the Feasibility of In Situ Thermal Conductivity Measurements of Nuclear Fuels Under Irradiation
8:50–9:15AM CDT
Trevor Parker (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)), Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Dillon Cranford (ORNL), Daniel C. Sweeney (ORNL), Padhraic L. Mulligan (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), Richard H. Howard (ORNL), Kenneth Cooper (ORNL)
Development of an In Situ Fission Gas Release Instrument for Fuel Sample Irradiations in the High Flux Isotope Reactor
9:15–9:40AM CDT
Padhraic L. Mulligan (ORNL), Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Trevor Parker (ORNL), Dillon Cranford (ORNL), N. Dianne B. Ezell (ORNL), Richard H. Howard (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), Kara M. Godsey (ORNL), Nathan Capps (ORNL), Jason Harp (ORNL)
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