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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC proposed rule for licensing reactors authorized by DOE, DOD
Nuclear reactor designs approved by the Department of Energy or Department of Defense could get streamlined pathways through the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s commercial licensing process should applicants wish to push the technology into the civilian sector.
A proposed rule introduced April 2 by the NRC would “improve NRC licensing review efficiency, where applicable, by explicitly establishing by regulation an additional means for reactor applicants to demonstrate the safety functions of their reactor designs, and thus, would contribute to the safe and secure use and deployment of civilian nuclear energy technologies.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Kaibab
Session Chair:
Cynthia A. Adkins
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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High-Porosity Silicon Carbide-Boron Carbide Burnable Absorber Pellets
3:15–3:35PM MST
Raymond A. Cutler (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Kurt A. Terrani (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
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Fuel Performance Modeling Improvements for Metal Fuels in FAST
3:35–3:55PM MST
Dylan F. Wray (PNNL), Kenneth J. Geelhood (PNNL)
Review of Accelerated Fuel Test Plan for the Fast Modular Reactor
3:55–4:15PM MST
Hangbok Choi (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Oscar Gutierrez (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), John Bolin (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Christina Back (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Ron Faibish (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems)
Proposed NIST Neutron Source User Facility
4:15–4:35PM MST
Jeremy C. Cook (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Hubert E. King (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Charles F. Majkrzak (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Dagistan Sahin (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Joy S. Shen (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Osman S. Celikten (NIST Center for Neutron Research), David Diamond (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Robert E. Williams (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Thomas H. Newton (NIST Center for Neutron Research)
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