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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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First concrete marks start of safety-related construction for Hermes test reactor
Kairos Power announced this morning that safety-related nuclear construction has begun at the Oak Ridge, Tenn., site where the company is building its Hermes low-power test reactor. Hermes, a scaled demonstration of Kairos Power’s fluoride salt–cooled, high-temperature reactor technology, became the first non–light water reactor to receive a construction permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in December 2023. The company broke ground at the site in July 2024.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by Executive Panels|Cosponsored by ETWDD
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|2:15–4:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Shirly Rodriguez (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Alternate Chair:
Lisa M. Marshall (NCSU)
Session Organizer:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Staff Producer:
Daryl Rizzo (ANS)
With the increasing frequency of social justice events, the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has remained relevant. This panel will discuss different organizations' strategies and initiatives to execute on DEI statements within the nuclear community.
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