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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE signs two more OTAs in Reactor Pilot Program
This week, the Department of Energy has finalized two new other transaction agreements (OTAs) with participating companies in its Reactor Pilot Program, which aims to get one or two fast-tracked reactors on line by July 4 of this year. Those companies are Terrestrial Energy and Oklo.
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|8:00–9:45AM EST|Lincoln West
Session Chair:
Kasey Kennett (Dominion Energy)
Alternate Chair:
Matt Feldman (SNL)
Session Organizer:
Hatice Akkurt
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Evaluation of Technical Readiness for Fresh and Spent Fuel Wet and Dry Storage and Transportation of ATF/LEU+/HBU
8:00–8:20AM EST
Hatice Akkurt (EPRI)
Paper
Fuel Assembly Changes Impact on Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analyses for LEU+ Applications
8:20–8:40AM EST
Michael Wenner (Westinghoue Electric Company LLC)
CASMO5 Analysis of Select HTC Critical Experiments Simulating Burned Fuel
8:40–9:00AM EST
James Carnal (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Joshua Hykes (Studsvik), Rodolfo Ferrer (Studsvik)
Considerations for KENO Benchmark for Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Safety Analyses
9:00–9:20AM EST
David Orr (Duke Energy), Robert Hall (Duke Energy)
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