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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ANS revises Position Statements #35 and #47
The Board of Directors of the American Nuclear Society, along with the ANS Public Policy Committee (PPC), recently approved revisions to Position Statement #35: Advanced Reactors and Position Statement #47: Management of Surplus U.S. Nuclear Material.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by RPD|Cosponsored by THD
Monday, November 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Sonoran 8
Session Chair:
Ashley Finan (National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC))
Alternate Chair:
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude
Session Organizer:
The Department of Energy (DOE) granted demonstration and risk reduction awards to multiple U.S. companies via the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP). This panel will focus on technical updates from vendors pursuing reactor demonstrations such as Xe-100, Natrium, Hermes, and the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE). The panel will primarily focus on the technical design challenges of the reactor systems, and recent progress in demonstration efforts.
Matt Hertel
X-energy
James Vollmer
Terrapower (Natrium)
Per Peterson
Kairos Power
Brandon Chisholm
Southern Co.
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