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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.
10:00–11:40AM CDT
Brentwood/Franklin
Session Chair: Nathan Capps|Co-Chair: Jean-Jérome VERMOYAL
Salon A
Session Chair: Rosemary A. Montgomery|Co-Chair: Paul E. Cantonwine
Salon B
Session Chair: Christopher Matthews|Co-Chair: Fausto Franceschini
Cumberland South
Session Chair: Magnus Limbäck|Co-Chair: Dan Lutz
1:00–2:40PM CDT
Session Chair: Nadine Hollasky|Co-Chair: Brenden Mervin
Session Chair: Jinzhao Zhang|Co-Chair: Hyochan Kim
Session Chair: Joakim K. Karlsson|Co-Chair: Daniel Jädernäs
Session Chair: Rich Augi|Co-Chair: Cristina Munoz-Reja Ruiz
3:15–4:55PM CDT
Session Chair: Birol Aktas|Co-Chair: Yongdeog Kim
Session Chair: David Rumschlag|Co-Chair: Jeff Kobelak
Session Chair: Uffe Bergmann|Co-Chair: Kan Sakamoto
3:15–5:20PM CDT
Session Chair: Patty McCumbee|Co-Chair: Michael Boone
8:00–9:40AM CDT
Session Chair: Guirong Pan|Co-Chair: John Beale
Session Chair: Nathan Capps|Co-Chair: Nicolas Woolstenhulme
Session Chair: Zeses E. Karoutas|Co-Chair: Walter G. Luscher
Session Chair: Nadine Hollasky|Co-Chair: Randall J. Dunavant
Session Chair: John Beale|Co-Chair: Dong-Joo Kim
Session Chair: Paul Clifford|Co-Chair: Birol Aktas
Session Chair: Ian E. Porter|Co-Chair: Patrick Raynaud
Session Chair: Kenneth J. Geelhood|Co-Chair: Petr Cervenka
Session Chair: Darren J. Skitt|Co-Chair: Peter G. Newby
Session Chair: Nico Vollmer|Co-Chair: Paul E. Cantonwine
Session Chair: Jeff Kobelak|Co-Chair: Ian Porter
Session Chair: Kenneth J. Geelhood|Co-Chair: Paul Clifford
Session Chair: Shinichiro Yamashita|Co-Chair: Nico Vollmer
Session Chair: Peter G. Newby|Co-Chair: Darren J. Skitt
Session Chair: Johann Plancher|Co-Chair: William P. Gassmann
Session Chair: Aylin Kucuk|Co-Chair: Yixing Sung
Session Chair: Brady D. Hanson|Co-Chair: Uffe Bergmann
Session Chair: Daniel R. Brown|Co-Chair: Matthieu Aumand
Session Chair: Brenden Mervin|Co-Chair: Matthieu Aumand
Session Chair: Kenneth J. Geelhood|Co-Chair: Yun Long
Session Chair: Antoine Boulore|Co-Chair: Kazuo Kakiuchi
Session Chair: Mahmut N. Cinbiz|Co-Chair: Patty McCumbee
Session Chair: Jason Medina|Co-Chair: David Rumschlag
Session Chair: Daniel M. Wachs|Co-Chair: Jae H. Yang
Session Chair: Patrick Raynaud|Co-Chair: Phil Sharpe
Session Chair: Libing Zhu|Co-Chair: Zeses E. Karoutas
Session Chair: Joakim Karlsson|Co-Chair: Dan Lutz
Session Chair: Kurshad Muftuoglu|Co-Chair: Jinzhao Zhang
Session Chair: Johann Plancher|Co-Chair: Randall J. Dunavant
Session Chair: Aylin Kucuk|Co-Chair: Shun Hirooka
