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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DTRA’s advancements in nuclear and radiological detection
A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ANSTD
Monday, June 16, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom C
Session Chair:
Dianne Ezell (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Robert O'Brien (USRA)
Session Organizer:
Jeffrey C. King
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CR-39 Nuclear Track Detector Responses and Aviation Route Dose Calculations
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Kah-Yeen Lim (Nat'l Tsing Hua Univ.), Zi-Yi Yang (INER), Rong-Jiun Sheu (Nat'l Tsing Hua Univ.)
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Criticality Assessment of a Lightweight HALEU & HEU-fueled NTP System
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Jonah Lau (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.), Adrian Tymes (CubeCab)
Impact of Real Gas Properties on Multiphysics Modeling of a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Fuel Element
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Corey D. Smith (AMA), Jacob Stonehill (AMA)
Experimental Study of an Interstellar Fusion Propulsion Architecture
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Gerald P. Jackson (Hbar Technologies), Grace E. Bittlingmaier (Beam Alpha Inc.)
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