ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Latest Magazine Issues
Jan 2026
Jul 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
February 2026
Nuclear Technology
January 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
The spark of the Super: Teller–Ulam and the birth of the H-bomb—rivalry, credit, and legacy at 75 years
In early 1951, Los Alamos scientists Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam devised a breakthrough that would lead to the hydrogen bomb [1]. Their design gave the United States an initial advantage in the Cold War, though comparable progress was soon achieved independently in the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Banyan B
Session Chair:
Assel Aitkaliyeva (University of Florida)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
The Challenge of Innovation in Nuclear Fuel Development and Qualification
10:00–10:40AM PDT
Daniel Wachs (INL)
Paper
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees)
Fission Accelerated Steady-State Post Irradiation Examinations of U-10Zr Metallic Fuel
10:40–11:00AM PDT
S. Patnaik (INL), G.L. Beausoleil II (INL), Alexander L. Swearingen (INL), Jacob A. Hirschhorn (INL), L. Capriotti (INL)
Pre-Transient Characterization of Historic EBR-II Pins for Transient Testing
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Allison Probert (Univ. Florida), Jason Schulthess (INL), Luca Capriotti (INL), Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
Preparation of the Fast Modular Reactor Accelerated Fuel Testing
11:20–11:40AM PDT
Hangbok Choi (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Oscar Gutierrez (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), John Bolin (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
