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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The past few years have seen a concerted effort from many U.S. states to encourage nuclear development. The momentum behind nuclear-friendly policies has grown considerably, with many states repealing moratoriums, courting nuclear developers and suppliers, and in some cases creating advisory groups and road maps to push deployment of new nuclear reactors.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by RPD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Lincoln East
Session Chair:
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
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 discuss technical updates from vendors pursuing reactor demonstrations such as Natrium, Xe-100, 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.
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