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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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NEA report calls for more accurate data on SNF heat decay
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency has issued a report calling for more-detailed information on tracking the decay heat of spent nuclear fuel from light water reactors. According to the NEA, the report highlights the increasing importance of accurate decay heat estimations due to evolving fuel characteristics, including higher initial fuel enrichment, increased burn-up rates, and extended reactor cycle lengths.
The report, Summary of the NEA Assessment on Spent Nuclear Fuel Decay Heat for Light Water Reactors, summarizes the findings of a subgroup of the NEA’s Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety (WPNCS), which ran from January 2022 to January 2024.
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8:00–9:45AM EST
Merritt 1|Sponsored by RRSD|Cosponsored by DESD
Session Chair: Matt Darois|Alternate Chair: Adam J. Carroll
Merritt 2|Sponsored by RRSD
Session Chair: Anthony Abrahao|Alternate Chair: Mitch W. Pryor
10:00–11:45AM EST
Panel|Merritt 1|Sponsored by DESD
Session Chair: Nadia S. Glucksberg|Alternate Chair: Jay Peters
Panel|Merritt 2|Sponsored by RRSD
Session Chair: Anamary Daniel|Alternate Chair: Wendell Chun
1:00–2:45PM EST
Session Chair: Leah Parks|Alternate Chair: Miles van Noordennen
Session Chair: Young Soo Park|Alternate Chair: Fan Zhang
3:15–5:00PM EST
Session Chair: James J. Byrne|Alternate Chair: Dustin G. Miller
Session Chair: Y Z|Alternate Chair: Venugopal K. Varma
Session Chair: Gerard P. van Noordennen|Alternate Chair: Bruce A. Watson
Session Chair: Venugopal K. Varma|Alternate Chair: Syed Bahauddin Alam
Session Chair: Joseph E. Carignan|Alternate Chair: Lawrence E. Boing
Session Chair: Leonel E. Lagos|Alternate Chair: Anthony Abrahao
Session Chair: Lawrence E. Boing|Alternate Chair: Joseph E. Carignan
Session Chair: Wendell H. Chun|Alternate Chair: Y Z
Merritt 1|Sponsored by DESD
Session Chair: Dustin G. Miller
Session Chair: Fan Zhang|Alternate Chair: Young Soo Park
