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2026 ANS Annual Conference

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ith the theme of “Net Out & Power Up”, this year's ANS Annual Conference explores the pivotal moment facing nuclear energy. The fusion sector is racing to achieve net energy gain, while the fission industry is focused on scaling up commercial advanced nuclear systems to deliver real value. Bringing together leaders from across fusion and fission, this year’…

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15Voices
17Underwriters
36Exhibitors
12On the bill · sessions
55Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at 2026, in alphabetical order.
Alexander Valys
Xcimer
Amir Vexler
Centrus Energy Corporation
Amy Roma
Moderator · Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Craig Piercy
CEO · ANS
H.M. Hashemian
President 2025-2026 · ANS
Ho Nieh
Chairman · U.S. NRC
Jean-Luc Palayer
Orano USA
Jenifer Shafer
Colorado School of Mines
Michael Goff
U.S. DOE Office of Nuclear Energy
Michl Binderbauer
TAE Technologies
Pietro Barabaschi
ITER Organization
Rita Baranwal
Radiant
Sarah Riedel
Urenco, Inc.
Seth Grae
Lightbridge
Steven Cowley
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Centrus Energy Corp.
Duke Energy
Element Nuclear
Exosens
Fissionaire
Hooper Welding Enterprises Ltd.
Kiewit
Mirion Technologies (Mirion & Paragon)
Navarro
Nuclear Energy Institute
Oklo Inc.
Orano USA
PRIME ENGINEERING LLC
Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.
Studsvik Scandpower
Type One Energy
United Cleanup Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR)
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The Programme

Selected from 12 sessions on the bill.
  • Monday, June 1 | 6:00-8:00 pm

    MSTD Evening Reception

  • Monday, June 1 | 6:00-9:00 pm

    OPD Dinner

  • Monday, June 1 | 6:00-9:00 pm

    TOFE Reception & Social

  • Monday, June 1 | 8:00-10:00 am

    ANS Opening Plenary

  • Sunday, May 31 | 1:00-5:00 pm

    Advanced Reactor International Safeguards Workshop

  • Sunday, May 31 | 1:00-5:00 pm

    Griffin Workshop

  • Sunday, May 31 | 1:00-5:00 pm

    Radiation Transport with the PENTRAN Simulation Suite Workshop

  • Sunday, May 31 | 5:00-7:00 pm

    Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall

  • Thursday, June 4 | 8:15-10:45 am

    Technical Tour of Xcimer Energy’s Phoenix Laser Facility

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 55 companies show up — and 11 bet on three roles at once?

55 companies. eleven are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
11All threespeak · spons · exh
6Sponsoringsponsor only
25Exhibitingexhibitor only
13Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Orano USA·Element Nuclear·Exosens·Fissionaire·Hooper Welding Enterprises Ltd.·Mirion Technologies (Mirion & Paragon)·Navarro·Oklo Inc.·PRIME ENGINEERING LLC·Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.·Type One Energy

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

7% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite17%
  • Other roles1493%

Of 15 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Orano USASpEx1V
  2. 02Element NuclearSpEx
  3. 03ExosensSpEx
  4. 04FissionaireSpEx
  5. 05Hooper Welding Enterprises Ltd.SpEx
  6. 06Mirion Technologies (Mirion & Paragon)SpEx
  7. 07NavarroSpEx
  8. 08Oklo Inc.SpEx
  9. 09PRIME ENGINEERING LLCSpEx
  10. 10Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.SpEx
  11. 11Type One EnergySpEx
  12. 12Centrus Energy Corp.Sp
  13. 13Duke EnergySp
  14. 14KiewitSp
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
unspecified17
100% of 17

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