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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
Wednesday, October 8, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Salon B
Session Chair:
Patrick Raynaud
Co-Chair:
Phil Sharpe
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A Thorium Molten Salt Reactor That Only Needs Refueling with Fertile Fuel
1:00–1:25PM CDT
Lorenzo Chierici (Copenhagen Atomics), Aslak Stubsgaard (Copenhagen Atomics), Thomas J. Pedersen (Copenhagen Atomics)
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Pin-Type Fluoride Salt-Cooled Reactor Assembly Optimization with Neutronics and Fuel Performance Considerations
1:25–1:50PM CDT
Viktoriia Hozhyk (Univ. Cambridge), Alejandra De Lara (Univ. Cambridge), Eugene Shwageraus (Univ. Cambridge)
Investigation of Burn-up Dependent Thermo-mechanical Behavior of Heat-Pipe Cooled Microreactors
1:50–2:15PM CDT
Chiara Genoni (Texas A&M), Vefa N. Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Mangiatrotti), Alessandro Scolaro (EPFL), Carlo Fiorina (Texas A&M)
Power Density Uprates through High Surface-to-Volume Fuels in Integral Pressurized Water Reactors
2:15–2:40PM CDT
Assil Halimi (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)