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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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India’s PFBR attains criticality at last
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed it “a proud moment for India” when on April 6 the 500-MWe, sodium-cooled Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved initial criticality. This milestone, which comes some 22 years after the continually delayed PFBR project began, marks India’s entrance into the second stage of its three-stage nuclear program, which has the ultimate goal of supporting the country’s nuclear power program with its significant thorium reserves.
Executive Session|Panel
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|International Ballroom East
On May 23, 2025, President Trump issued two Executive Order (EO) 14301, directing the Department of Energy (DOE) and Secretary of Energy to change DOE processes and activities to more quickly support the deployment of new nuclear technology in this country and reform nuclear energy testing and research activities within the Department. How developers and national labs look to transform these processes and break new ground is high in the interests of everyone thinking about the future of nuclear energy in this country and understanding perspectives from those directly involved will be paramount. As the DOE takes on these dramatic challenges, vendors, national labs, government staff, and numerous parties will all have to work in concert to achieve success and change.
Ashley Finan
INL
Isaiah Taylor
CEO, Valar Atomics
Jacob Dewitte
CEO, Oklo
Stewart Forbes
Global Regulatory Counsel, Hogan Lovells
Rita Baranwal
AP300™ Small Modular Reactor Westinghouse Electric Company
Brian Smith
NRR
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