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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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From SPARC to ARC: CFS prepares for a first-of-a-kind fusion plant
Commonwealth Fusion Systems makes no small plans. The company wants to build a 400-MWe magnetic confinement fusion power plant called ARC near Richmond, Va., and begin operating it in the early 2030s. And the plans don’t end there. CFS wants to deploy “thousands” of fusion power plants capable of accelerating a global energy transition.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Thursday, November 17, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Ramon Pulido (Sandia)
Alternate Chair:
Sarah Suffield (PNNL)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Updated San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Site Evaluation
8:00–8:20AM MST
Steven Maheras (PNNL), Erica Bickford (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Matthew Feldman (PNNL), Rebecca Kreuzer (PNNL)
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A Database for Type B Package Transportation Incidents
8:20–8:40AM MST
Kevin J. Connolly (ORNL), Ingrid K. Busch (ORNL)
Reactivating RISKIND to Support Transportation Risk Analyses
8:40–9:00AM MST
David J. LePoire (ANL), Margaret M. MacDonell (ANL), Milos I. Atz (ANL), Steven J. Maheras (PNNL), Matthew R. Feldman (PNNL)
3D Metrology Analysis of Structural Damages on Type B Shipping Container After Completion of Normal Conditions of Transportation and Hypothetical Accident Conditions Regulatory Testing
9:00–9:20AM MST
Abiodun Adeniyi (ORNL), Oscar Martinez (ORNL), Paul Nogradi (ORNL), Ross Wittenbarger (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex), Ryan Fisher (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex), Austin Mclaurine (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex)
Updated Draft Railcar Safety Inspection Protocol for Shipments of Spent Nuclear Fuel
9:20–9:40AM MST
Steven Maheras (PNNL), Erica Bickford (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
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