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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The top 10 states of nuclear
The past few years have seen a concerted effort from many U.S. states to encourage nuclear development. The momentum behind nuclear-friendly policies has grown considerably, with many states repealing moratoriums, courting nuclear developers and suppliers, and in some cases creating advisory groups and road maps to push deployment of new nuclear reactors.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|3:15–5:00PM EST|Columbia 9
Session Chair:
Spencer Doran
Alternate Chair:
Brenden Heidrich
Session Organizer:
Jake R. Quincey
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Design and Thermal Analysis of Novel Cladding Tensile Specimen Design for HFIR Irradiation
3:15–3:35PM EST
Abigail Till (ORNL), Dillon Cranford (ORNL), Richard H. Howard (ORNL), Nick G. Russell (ORNL), Caleb Massey (ORNL), Annabelle L. Coq (ORNL)
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Design of Miniature Coated Specimen Experiments in HFIR
3:35–3:55PM EST
Jonathan R. Chappell (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), M. N. Cinbiz (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Annabelle L. Coq (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kory D. Linton (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Flexible Irradiation Capsule Design for Rapid Evaluation of Thermomechanical Properties
3:55–4:15PM EST
Zane Wallen (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Richard H. Howard (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Christian M. Petrie (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Accelerated Irradiation Experiments of the Fast Modular Reactor (FMR) Fuel
4:15–4:35PM EST
Jason T. Rizk (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Hangbok Choi (General Atomics), John M. Bolin (General Atomics), Christina A. Back (General Atomics)
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