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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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The busyness of the nuclear fuel supply chain
Ken Petersenpresident@ans.org
With all that is happening in the industry these days, the nuclear fuel supply chain is still a hot topic. The Russian assault in Ukraine continues to upend the “where” and “how” of attaining nuclear fuel—and it has also motivated U.S. legislators to act.
Two years into the Russian war with Ukraine, things are different. The Inflation Reduction Act was passed in 2022, authorizing $700 million in funding to support production of high-assay low-enriched uranium in the United States. Meanwhile, the Department of Energy this January issued a $500 million request for proposals to stimulate new HALEU production. The Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 includes $2.7 billion in funding for new uranium enrichment production. This funding was diverted from the Civil Nuclear Credits program and will only be released if there is a ban on importing Russian uranium into the United States—which could happen by the time this column is published, as legislation that bans Russian uranium has passed the House as of this writing and is headed for the Senate. Also being considered is legislation that would sanction Russian uranium. Alternatively, the Biden-Harris administration may choose to ban Russian uranium without legislation in order to obtain access to the $2.7 billion in funding.
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2023)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 15, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Lincoln East
Session Chair:
Jason Harris (Purdue)
Alternate Chair:
Sunil Chirayath (TAMU)
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Nontraditional Learning Effectiveness for Nuclear Nonproliferation Detection Course
3:15–3:35PM EST
Justine Davidson (LANL), Sheldon Landsberger (Univ. Texas, Austin), W. Charlton (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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The McMaster Hydraulic Loop -- A Great Support to Validation and Verification
3:35–3:55PM EST
Christian Reiter (McMaster Univ.), Derek Cappon (McMaster Univ.), Simon Day (McMaster Univ.), Ferdinand Dunkes (Technical Univ. Munich), Frank Labonte (McMaster Univ.), Tilmann Schlitt (Technical Univ. Munich), Dave Tucker (McMaster Univ.)
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