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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Banyan A
Session Chair:
Cynthia Adkins (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Accelerated Fuel Concept Screening via Neutronics and Thermal Hydraulics Modeling
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), Nathan A. Capps (ORNL), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL)
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Effect of Threshold Parameter for Fuel Fragment Mobility on Fuel Relocation Model in FRAPTRAN
10:20–10:40AM PDT
JangSoo Oh (KAERI), YongSik Yang (KAERI), Ju Yeop Park (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety)
Historical, Contemporary, and Future Perspectives on Fuel Qualification
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Mitch Mika (Univ. Florida), Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
GIFT-1.0, Advanced Fuel Performance Code for LWR: Development and Multi-Physics Code Coupling Status
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Kyuseok Shim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Mechanistic Fuel Performance Modeling of Uranium Nitride
11:20–11:40AM PDT
Jason Rizk (LANL), Michael Cooper (LANL), Pierre-Clement Simon (INL), Anton Schneider (LANL), Anders David Andersson (LANL), Stephen Novascone (INL), Christopher Matthews (LANL)
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