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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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’Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house
No electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged by the chimney with care
With the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Michigan/Michigan State
Session Chair:
Rongjie Song
Alternate Chair:
Caleb P. Massey
Session Organizer:
Jake R. Quincey
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Compositionally Graded Transition Joints Between Hastelloy N and 316 Stainless Steel for Enhanced Performance in Molten Salt Reactors
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Alejandro Corrales (Univ. Florida), Yong Yang (Univ. Florida)
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Powder Bed Fusion of Polymer-Ceramic Composites for Neutron Radiation Shielding
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Arturo Hernandez-Barreto (The University of Texas at Austin), Desiderio Kovar (The University of Texas at Austin), Sheldon Landsberger (The University of Texas at Austin)
Mechanical and Microstructural Differences Between Neutron Irradiated and Thermally Aged SS-316H Produced via Laser Powder Bed Fusion
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Caleb P. Massey (ORNL), Tim G. Lach (ORNL), Stephen A. Taller (ORNL), Geeta Kumari (ORNL), Jesse W. Werden (ORNL), Matthew Boebinger (ORNL), Annabelle L. Coq (ORNL), Patrick Champlin (ORNL), Nick G. Russell (ORNL), Kory Linton (ORNL)
Deformation Behavior of Conventionally and Additively Manufactured SS316L Under Creep and Creep-Fatigue Conditions
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Mahmoud Y. Hawary (NCSU), K.L. Murty (NCSU), Nadia Kouraytem (Utah State University)
Microstructural Evolution of Irradiated LPBF 316 Stainless Steel Using Neutrons and Ions
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Stephen A. Taller (Accelerator Applications Division), Wei-Ying Chen (ANL), Timothy G. Lach (ORNL), Alec Pfundheller (TAMU), Mohammad Umar F. Khan (Univ. Michigan)
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