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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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IAEA again raises global nuclear power projections
Noting recent momentum behind nuclear power, the International Atomic Energy Agency has revised up its projections for the expansion of nuclear power, estimating that global nuclear operational capacity will more than double by 2050—reaching 2.6 times the 2024 level—with small modular reactors expected to play a pivotal role in this high-case scenario.
IAEA director general Rafael Mariano Grossi announced the new projections, contained in the annual report Energy, Electricity, and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2050 at the 69th IAEA General Conference in Vienna.
In the report’s high-case scenario, nuclear electrical generating capacity is projected to increase to from 377 GW at the end of 2024 to 992 GW by 2050. In a low-case scenario, capacity rises 50 percent, compared with 2024, to 561 GW. SMRs are projected to account for 24 percent of the new capacity added in the high case and for 5 percent in the low case.
Technical Session|Nuclear Energy Justice
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Room 4
Session Chair:
Mustafa Mashal (Idaho State)
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Fostering Energy Justice: Engaging Communities for a Sustainable Nuclear Future
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Peter Romine (Navajo Technical Univ.), Wafa Hozien (Navajo Technical Univ.), Stephen U. Egarievwe (Morgan State Univ.), Arif Sarwat (Florida Int'l Univ.), Abdul R. Dulloo (INL), Ellyn M. Dickmann (Dickmann and Assoc.)
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Nuclear Engineering and Community-Engaged Design: Mapping Energy Justice Across a First-Year, Design-Build-Test Course
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Katie Snyder (Univ. Michigan), Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan)
An Overview of Water Demand and Supply Challenges for Operating Nuclear Power Plants in the United States
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Camilo Jose Bastidas Pacheco (INL), Kara G. Cafferty (INL), Dawn D. Davis (INL), Vincent C. Tidwell (PNNL), Seth W. Snyder (INL)
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Remote Nuclear Power Plant Operation: Navigating the Opportunities and Challenges in Public Perception
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Haydn C. Bryan (INL), Levi M. Larsen (INL), Megan J. Culler (INL), Joe E. Oncken (INL)
Using Large Language Models to Classify Public Sentiment Toward Nuclear Power
2:20–2:40PM MDT
O Hwang Kwon (Univ. Michigan), Katie Vu (Univ. Michigan), Jacob Cooper (Univ. Michigan), Veda Joynt (Univ. Michigan), Majdi I. Radaideh (Univ. Michigan)
Presented by Naman Bhargava (Univ. Michigan)
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