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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Panelists discuss U.S. path to criticality in ANS webinar
The American Nuclear Society recently hosted a panel discussion featuring prominent figures from the nuclear sector who discussed the industry’s ongoing push for criticality.
Yasir Arafat, chief technical officer of Aalo Atomics; Jordan Bramble, CEO of Antares Nuclear; and Rita Baranwal, chief nuclear officer of Radiant Industries, participated in the discussion and covered their recent progress in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program. Nader Satvat, director of nuclear systems design at Kairos Power, gave an update on the company’s ongoing demonstration projects taking place outside of the landscape of DOE authorization.
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|8:00–9:45AM PDT|El Capitan A
Session Chairs:
Deborah A. Hill (NNL (UK))
Benjamin Martin (Y-12)
Session Organizer:
Kermit A. Bunde
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The First ICNC
Richard (Dick) Malenfant (LANL (Ret.))
Presented by David K. Hayes (LANL)
Paper
A Critique of Historical Criticality Accidents Through the Lens of Behavioral Economics
Brittany Williamson (Spectra Tech/SRNS)
Lessons Learned from a Site-Wide Container Improvement Initiative
Dallas Moser (Y-12 National Security Complex), Joshua Schwartz (Y-12 National Security Complex), Chris Haught (Y-12 National Security Complex)
A Comparison of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Uranium Metal-Water Systems Using Calculated and Experimental Critical Data
Rachel Bruenderman (Y-12 National Security Complex), Dallas Moser (Y-12 National Security Complex)
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