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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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UIUC submits MMR construction permit application
The University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, in partnership with Nano Nuclear Energy, has submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for construction of a Kronos micro modular reactor (MMR). This is the first major step in the two-part 10 CFR Part 50 licensing process for the research and test reactor and is the culmination of years of technical refinement and regulatory alignment.
The team chose to engage with the NRC in a preapplication readiness assessment, providing the agency with draft versions of the majority of the CPA’s technical content for feedback, which is expected to ensure a high-quality application.
3:15–5:00PM EST
Lincoln East
Session Chair: Jeffery Greathouse|Alternate Chair: Jonathan Major
Panel|Lincoln West
Session Chair: Dan Moneghan|Alternate Chair: Sylvia Saltzstein
8:00–9:45AM EST
Session Chair: Hiroyuki Umeki|Alternate Chair: Emily R. Stein
Monroe
Session Chair: Sylvia J. Saltzstein|Alternate Chair: Dauren Sarsenbayev
Lincoln West
Session Chair: Joe Faldowski|Alternate Chair: Rob Howard
10:15AM–12:00PM EST
Session Chair: Ricardo Torres|Alternate Chair: Steven P. Nesbit
Panel|Monroe
Session Chair: Christina Leggett|Alternate Chair: Sven O. Bader
Session Chair: Seth King|Alternate Chair: Eduardo Basurto
Session Chair: LianGe Zheng|Alternate Chairs: Emily R. Stein, LianGe Zheng
Session Chair: Erika Holt|Alternate Chair: Jens Birkholzer
Georgetown West
Session Chair: Haruko Wainwright|Alternate Chair: Lindsay Shuller-Nickles
Session Chair: Kasey Kennett|Alternate Chair: Matt Feldman
Session Chair: Bob Borelli|Alternate Chair: Megan Harkema
Session Chair: Jens Birkholzer|Alternate Chair: Erika Holt
Session Chair: Andrew Barto|Alternate Chair: John Scaglione
Session Chair: Rob Howard|Alternate Chair: Lindsay Shuller-Nickles
1:00–2:45PM EST
Session Chair: Hatice Akkurt|Alternate Chair: Sylvia Saltzstein
Session Chair: Erika Holt|Alternate Chair: Sven O. Bader
