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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Bipartisan Fusion Energy Act pushes for regulatory clarity
Sen. Alex Padilla (D., Calif.) introduced the Fusion Energy Act (S. 4151) last month with a bipartisan group of cosponsors—John Cornyn (R., Texas), Cory Booker (D., N.J.), Todd Young (R., Ind.), and Patty Murray (D., Wash.). The legislation would codify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s regulatory authority over commercial fusion energy systems to streamline the creation of clear federal regulations that will support the development of commercial fusion power plants—and would require a report within one year on a study of risk- and performance-based, design-specific licensing frameworks for “mass-manufactured fusion machines.
“Congress must do everything in its power to ensure continued U.S. leadership in developing commercial fusion energy facilities,” said Padilla as he introduced the bill. “The Fusion Energy Act would provide regulatory certainty for investors as the NRC develops and streamlines frameworks for such facilities.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Cabinet
Session Chair:
Yves Robert (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Nathan J. Roskoff
Session Organizer:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
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PWR Minor Actinide Proliferation Resistant Fuel in Once-Through Fuel Cycle Performance Assessment
3:15–3:35PM EST
Gray S. Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), John D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), Patrick Moo (JFoster & Assoc.), Mie Hiruta (JFoster & Assoc.), Julie Foster (JFoster & Assoc.)
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Optimization of Burnable Poison Pattern Design in a Westinghouse Fuel Lattice
3:35–3:55PM EST
Oluwaseun Fetuata (TAMU, Kingsville), Xue Yang (TAMU, Kingsville)
Preliminary Comparison of Depletion and Fuel Management Software for the MIT Research Reactor
3:55–4:15PM EST
Maurane Garanzini (MIT), Kyle Anderson (ANL), Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Lin-wen Hu (MIT), Erik Wilson (ANL)
Failure Analysis of TRISO Fuel in a Heat Pipe Microreactor
4:15–4:35PM EST
Nicholas J. Fassino (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Kun Mo (ANL), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL)
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