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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Nuclear energy tax credits remain—for now—in latest federal budget
The U.S. House of Representatives pulled an all-nighter this week to narrowly pass (by a vote of 215–214) a revised budget plan Thursday morning and send it to the Senate for a reconciliation vote of its own.
Nuclear advocates have been monitoring the latest language regarding tax credits that have been in place since 2021 to help drive deployment. Earlier versions of the bill called for phasing out the nuclear credits.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Yadu Sasikumar (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Peter Henry (Orano)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Characterization of the Aerosol Source Term in Dry Storage Canisters
3:15–3:35PM MST
Andrew M. Casella (PNNL), Mark Lanza (PNNL), Brady Hanson (PNNL), Samuel Durbin (Sandia), Jesse Phillips (Sandia)
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A Study to Identify the Initial Conditions of Spent Nuclear Fuels for Dry Storage in Korea
3:35–3:55PM MST
Hyeong Koo Kim (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Joungyeul Lee (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Seongki Lee (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Jongsung Yoo (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Yongdeog Kim (KHNP-CRI)
Predicting Localized Pitting Corrosion on Austenitic Stainless Steels Utilized in Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage
3:55–4:15PM MST
R.M. Katona (Sandia), L.N. Gilkey (Sandia), N. Porter (Sandia), D. Brooks (Sandia), C.R. Bryan (Sandia), R.F. Schaller (Sandia)
Finite Element Modeling of Spent Nuclear Fuel in Dry Storage Under Seismic Excitation
4:15–4:35PM MST
Kevin Kadooka (PNNL), Nicholas Klymyshyn (PNNL), James Fitzpatrick (PNNL), Nathan Barrett (PNNL)
Pressurized Water Reactor Dashpot Region Response to Commercial Drying Cycles
4:35–4:55PM MST
Ramon J.M. Pulido (Sandia), Anna Taconi (Sandia), Alex Salazar (Sandia), Raymond Fasano (Sandia), Samuel G. Durbin (Sandia)
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