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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ADP on track to complete major D&D work at Crystal River-3 this summer
Advanced Decommissioning Partners, a joint venture of NorthStar Group Services and Orano USA, is set to complete major decommissioning activities at Crystal River-3 nuclear power plant in Florida this summer, according to the license termination plan (LTP) the company submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Kalorama
Session Chair:
Broderick Sieh (Purdue)
Alternate Chair:
Catherine Prat (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Techno-Economic Analysis of a Nuclear Reactor System Coupled with a Liquid Metal Battery
1:00–1:20PM EST
Sam J. Root (INL), Amey Shigrekar (INL), Tyler L. Westover (INL)
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Optimal Sizing Toolbox for Energy Generation and Storage for a Nuclear Hybrid Microgrid
1:20–1:40PM EST
Nathan Chandra (Purdue), Dimitri Kalinichenko (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Molly Ross (Purdue), Caleb Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue)
Thermodynamic and Technoeconomic Optimization of Nuclear Integrated Desalination with Thermal Energy Storage
1:40–2:00PM EST
Elizabeth Keith (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael J. Wagner (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Design Considerations for Integrating Direct Air Capture with a Nuclear Power Plant
2:00–2:20PM EST
Iza Lantgios (Univ. Pittsburgh), Logan Williams (NCSU), Katherine Hornbostel (Univ. Pittsburgh)
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