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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Education and training to support Canadian nuclear workforce development
Along with several other nations, Canada has committed to net-zero emissions by 2050. Part of this plan is tripling nuclear generating capacity. As of 2025, the country has four operating nuclear generating stations with a total of 17 reactors, 16 of which are in the province of Ontario. The Independent Electricity System Operator has recommended that an additional 17,800 MWe of nuclear power be added to Ontario’s grid.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Thursday, December 2, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EST |Fairchild
Session Chair:
Amanda M. Bachmann
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Christina Leggett (Booz Allen Hamilton)
Student Assistant:
Keenan Hoffman
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Path to Sufficient HALEU Availability in U.S. and Canada?
10:05–10:25AM EST
Cyril W. Draffin, Jr. (U.S. Nuclear Industry Council), Jeffery S. Merrifield (Pillsbury Law)
Paper
The Effects of Impurities in Down-Blending Highly Enriched Uranium on the Reactor Neutronics and Cycle Length
10:25–10:45AM EST
Osman Sahin Celikten (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Dagistan Sahin (NIST Center for Neutron Research)
The Molten Uranium Thermal Breeder Reactor (MUTBR): A Consumer of UNF
10:45–11:05AM EST
Neal L. Mann (Neal Mann & Assoc.), Mihai (Mike) G. Pop (AREVA NP)
Safeguarding Thorium-Fueled Reactors: Understanding the Impact of Protactinium
11:05–11:25AM EST
Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), George W. Hitt (Coastal Carolina Univ.), Claudio Gariazzo (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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