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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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The journey of the U.S. fuel cycle
Craig Piercycpiercy@ans.org
While most big journeys begin with a clear objective, they rarely start with an exact knowledge of the route. When commissioning the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson didn’t provide specific “turn right at the big mountain” directions to the Corps of Discovery. He gave goal-oriented instructions: explore the Missouri River, find its source, search for a transcontinental water route to the Pacific, and build scientific and cultural knowledge along the way.
Jefferson left it up to Lewis and Clark to turn his broad, geopolitically motivated guidance into gritty reality.
Similarly, U.S. nuclear policy has begun a journey toward closing the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle. There is a clear signal of support for recycling from the Trump administration, along with growing bipartisan excitement in Congress. Yet the precise path remains unclear.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Kaibab
Session Chair:
Yi Xie
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Neutronics Analysis of Silicon Carbide Composite Sandwich Cladding Design in APR-1400
8:00–8:20AM MST
Maithah M. Alaleeli (Khalifa Univ.), Mohammad Alrwashdeh (Khalifa Univ.)
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Review Activities of Accident Tolerant Fuel in United Arab Emirates
8:20–8:40AM MST
Mohammad Alrwashdeh (Khalifa Univ.), Mohamed Ali (Khalifa Univ.), Maithah M. Alaleeli (Khalifa Univ.), Nouf T. Alhattawi (Khalifa Univ.)
Pilot-Plant for Production of TRISO Fuel Kernels
8:40–9:00AM MST
Barry Spencer (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Jonah Pechenik (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Cara McAvoy (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
Presented by Kurt Terrani (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
Design, Fabrication, and Operation of Pilot-Scale Chemical Vapor Deposition Equipment
9:00–9:20AM MST
Stephanie H. Bruffey (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Brian C. Jolly (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
Manufacturing of TRISO and FCM® Nuclear Fuel and Core Materials for Ultra Safe Nuclear and Other Advanced Reactors
9:20–9:40AM MST
Kurt Terrani (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Barry Spencer (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Michael Trammell (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Brian Jolly (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Charles Lewinsohn (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Mitchell Meyer (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
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