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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Researchers use one-of-a-kind expertise and capabilities to test fuels of tomorrow
At the Idaho National Laboratory Hot Fuel Examination Facility, containment box operator Jake Maupin moves a manipulator arm into position around a pencil-thin nuclear fuel rod. He is preparing for a procedure that he and his colleagues have practiced repeatedly in anticipation of this moment in the hot cell.
Monday, November 13, 2023|12:00–1:00PM EST
Columbia Foyer
Raymond J. Juzaitis, author of the latest ANS book Redemption of Prometheus: Creating a Sustainable Nuclear Enterprise for the 21st Century, will be at the ANS booth for a book signing from 12 to 1 pm on Monday, November 13. Juzaitis’ book is a comprehensive narrative of the development of both civilian and military aspects of the nuclear enterprise. Juzaitis analyzes the sustainability of the US nuclear enterprise in the face of global climate change and the risk of nuclear conflict. Proposed initiatives include integrated and optimized nuclear systems, used fuel recycling, international nuclear fuel banks, and steps toward a world free of nuclear weapons.
