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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Solar developer Geenex looks to enter nuclear market
Charlotte, N.C.–based Geenex, a developer of utility-scale solar power and battery storage within the PJM Interconnection, announced on Tuesday that it is expanding into nuclear energy development, focusing on the siting and permitting of advanced small modular reactors.
Technical Session
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|3:15–5:20PM CDT|Salon B
Session Chair:
Peter G. Newby
Co-Chair:
Darren J. Skitt
Session Organizer:
Kallie E. Metzger
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Metallic Fuel Research and Development in the U.S. National Program
3:15–3:40PM CDT
Colby B. Jensen (INL), Douglas L. Porter (INL), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (INL), Tiankai Yao (INL), Pavel G. Medvedev (INL), Randall S. Fielding (INL), Benjamin P. Eftink (LANL), Stuart A. Maloy (PNNL), Caleb P. Massey (ORNL), Kun Mo (ANL), Daniel M. Wachs (INL)
Paper
Metal Fuel Performance in Sodium Fast Reactors: Post-Irradiation Examination
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Tiankai Yao (INL), Randall S. Fielding (INL), Yachun Wang (INL), Colby B. Jensen (INL), Douglas L. Porter (INL)
Implementation of a Constituent Redistribution Model for Metallic U-Zr and U-Pu-Zr Fuels in the FAST Fuel Performance Code
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Dylan F. Wray (PNNL), Kenneth J. Geelhood (PNNL), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Metallic Fuel Fabrication Optimization
4:30–4:55PM CDT
Randall S. Fielding (INL), Alejandro Dayag (INL), Adrian Silva (TAMU)
Conceptual Assessment of Lightbridge Fuel Post-CHF Performance
4:55–5:20PM CDT
Birol Aktas (Lightbridge)
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