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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
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|10:15AM–12:00PM EST|Cardozo
Session Chair:
Simon Pimblott
Alternate Chair:
Fabiano Carvalho
Session Organizer:
Jake R. Quincey
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Molten Salt Irradiation Capabilities at the NC State PULSTAR Research Reactor
10:15–10:35AM EST
Austin J. Wells (NCSU), Ayman I. Hawari (TAMU), Ming Liu (NCSU), Nicholas A. Poole (TAMU)
Paper
Simulation Assisted Calibration of a Molten Salt Off-Gas Stream for LIBS
10:35–10:55AM EST
Nicholas A. Poole (North Carolina State University), Ayman I. Hawari (North Carolina State University)
Experience Building a Molten-Salt Forced-Circulation Loop at the MIT Reactor
10:55–11:15AM EST
Charles W. Forsberg (MIT), David M. Carpenter (MIT), Ayman I. Hawari (North Carolina Sate University), Raluca O. Scarlat (University of California at Berkeley), Michael A. Borrello (Univ. California, Berkeley), Haley Williams (Univ. California, Berkeley), Kevin Robb (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Developing Methodology for Characterization of Fretting Wear Damage to Steels in a Liquid Sodium Environment
11:15–11:35AM EST
Ceris Hamilton (Oregon State), Guillaume P. Mignot (Oregon State), Wade R. Marcum (Oregon State), Azhar Vellore (TerraPower, LLC), Kelly Harrington (TerraPower, LLC)
Corrosion Behavior of Cold-Sprayed Ni and Ti Coatings in Chloride-rich Environments
11:35–11:55AM EST
Jeongjun Lee (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)), Jinwook Choi (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)), Hwasung Yeom (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))
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