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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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TRISO pebble lifecycle studied in new ORNL, Kairos Power partnership
A new strategic partnership is providing Kairos Power with the expertise and specialized facilities of Oak Ridge National Laboratory to help accelerate the development of the California-based company’s Hermes. This partnership is the fourth between ORNL and Kairos Power since 2020, and it is focused in part on the manufacture and management of TRISO fuel pebbles for the fluoride salt–cooled, high-temperature demonstration reactor now under construction in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
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1:00–2:45PM EST
Panel|International Ballroom East
Session Chair: Craig Piercy
3:15–5:00PM EST
Session Chair: Patrick White
10:00–11:45AM EST
Session Chair: Uchenna Ezibe|Alternate Chair: Lisa M. Marshall
Session Chair: RJ Roux
8:00–9:45AM EST
Session Chair: Todd R. Allen|Alternate Chair: Aditi Verma
Session Chair: Dr. Kimberly Petry|Alternate Chair: Dr. Kaushik Banerjee
Session Chair: Andrew Smith
Session Chairs: Margaret Girton Harding, Mimi Holland Limbach
