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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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UIUC submits MMR construction permit application
The University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, in partnership with Nano Nuclear Energy, has submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for construction of a Kronos micro modular reactor (MMR). This is the first major step in the two-part 10 CFR Part 50 licensing process for the research and test reactor and is the culmination of years of technical refinement and regulatory alignment.
The team chose to engage with the NRC in a preapplication readiness assessment, providing the agency with draft versions of the majority of the CPA’s technical content for feedback, which is expected to ensure a high-quality application.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD|Cosponsored by RPD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Fantail
Session Chair:
Mandy Bowles Tomaszewski
Alternate Chair:
Theresa E. Cutler
Session Organizer:
Benjamin Martin
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Why the US Needs an Enduring Plutonium Critical Assembly
3:15–3:35PM EST
J. Hutchinson (LANL), C. Kostelac (LANL), R. Little (LANL), J. Marlow (LANL), J. McKamy (LANL), G. McMath (LANL), K. Stolte (LANL), G. McKenzie (LANL)
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Importance of Higher Fidelity Model Geometries During Optimization of Critical Experiments
3:35–3:55PM EST
Peter Brain (LANL), Kelsey Amundson (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Noah Kleedtke (LANL), Eric Williamson (LANL)
The PARADIGM Project: Case Study in Balancing Experiment Uncertainty with Design Simplicity
3:55–4:15PM EST
T. Cutler (LANL), K. Amundson (LANL), P. Brain (LANL), M. Devlin (LANL), N. Gibson (LANL), J. Hutchinson (LANL), N. Kleedtke (LANL), R. Little (LANL), D. Neudecker (LANL), E. Williamson (LANL)
Neutron Noise Analysis on Simulated Scatter-Based Detector List Mode Data for Subcritical MUSiC Configurations Using MCNP6.3 PTRAC
4:15–4:35PM EST
Luke Oukrop (LANL), Robert Weldon (LANL), Travis Grove (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL), Geordie McKenzie (LANL), Alexander McSpaden (LANL)
Preliminary Benchmark Uncertainties for Deimos, a HALEU-Fueled and Graphite-Moderated Advanced Reactor Testbed
4:35–4:55PM EST
Peter Brain (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Kristin Stolte (LANL)
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