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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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U.S. nuclear capacity factors: More power on order
U.S. nuclear capacity additions are falling short of ambitious expectations set (and then reset) in recent years. Despite construction permits submitted or approved at this writing, new commercial, utility-scale nuclear generation is still a few years away from operation.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|8:00–9:45AM EST|Cardozo
Session Chair:
Cynthia Adkins
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Session Organizer:
Jake R. Quincey
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Identified Gaps in FLiBe Fuel Salt Thermal Physical Properties for NRC Licensing
8:00–8:20AM EST
Dilan Kurukulasuriya (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Stephen T. Lam (University of Massachusetts at Lowell)
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Safety Analysis on Fission Induced Thermophysical Property Alterations of MCFR Fuel Salt
8:20–8:40AM EST
D. Nathanael Gardner (Univ. California, Berkeley), Zachary A. Falkowski (Univ. California, Berkeley), Ludovic Jantzen (Univ. California, Berkeley), Juan M. Barrera Salazar (Univ. California, Berkeley), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley), Raluca O. Scarlat (Univ. California, Berkeley)
Archimedes Method for Molten Salt Density Using Vacuum Oil
8:40–9:00AM EST
Brindley E. Wade (TAMU), Luis H. Ortega (TAMU), Delia Perez-Nunez (TAMU), T. David Stout (TAMU)
Viscosity Measurements of Molten LiCl-KCl via Passive Microrheology
9:00–9:20AM EST
Hayden S. Bland (NCSU), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
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