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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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The current status of heat pipe R&D
Idaho National Laboratory under the Department of Energy–sponsored Microreactor Program recently conducted a comprehensive phenomena identification and ranking table (PIRT) exercise aimed at advancing heat pipe technology for microreactor applications.
June 15–19, 2014
The U.S. Role in a Global Nuclear Energy Enterprise
Reno, NV|Grand Sierra Resort
The Grand Sierra Resort & Casino, located at 2500 East Second Street, Reno, NV 89595, will be the location for the 2014 ANS Annual Meeting, where all meeting activities and technical sessions will take place. The special room rate for the meeting is: $159.00/per night (single / double rate). Reservations can be made online at:Grand Sierra Resort To register by phone for a guest room: 800-501-2651. Attendees must identify themselves as part of the American Nuclear Society to receive the group rate
Assistant General Chairs:
Jon Carmack (Department Manager, Idaho National Laboratory)
Kathryn A. McCarthy (Director, LWRS Tech Integration Office, Idaho National Laboratory)
General Chair:
John J. Grossenbacher (Laboratory Director and President, Idaho National Laboratory)
Assistant Program Chairs:
Martin B. Sattison (Division Director, Idaho National Laboratory)
Jeff Brault (Consultant)
Program Chair:
Eric A. Burgett (Associate Professor, Idaho State University)
Embedded Topical Meeting
Program Chairs:
Sue Aggarwal (President, NMNT International Inc.)
Steve Tibrea (Manager R&D Engineering, Savannah River National Laboratory)
David C. Moody (Manager, Department of Energy SRS)
Honorary Chair:
Thomas Sanders (Associate Lab Director, Energy Tech Initiative, Savannah River National Lab)
Heather MacLean Chichester (Nuclear Engineer, Idaho National Laboratory)
Kurt A. Terrani (Staff Scientist-Weinberg Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
General Chairs:
Lance Snead (Distinguished Research Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Todd R. Allen (Deputy Laboratory Director, Idaho National Laboratory)
Technical Program Chairs:
Dr. Donna Post Guillen (Distinguished Staff Engineer, INL)
Horst-Michael Prasser (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Prof. Jong Hyun Kim (Professor, KAIST & Consulting Executive EPRI)
Dr. Kurshad Muftuoglu (Principal Engineer, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Prof. Seungjin Kim (Associate Professor, PSU)
Dr. Elia Merzari (Nuclear Engineer, ANL)
