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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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University of Rochester and Focused Energy establish $6.9 million partnership
Focused Energy and the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) have established a $6.9 million partnership agreement to collaborate on fundamental challenges in inertial fusion energy.
Technical Session|Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCSD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Room 11
Session Chair:
Benjamin Martin (GE Vernova)
Alternate Chair:
Amy E. van der Vyver (Sellafield Limited)
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Incorrect Application of Core Density Conversion for Passive Design Feature
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Tyler S. Locher (Y-12 National Security Complex)
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Sandia Critical Experiment Challenges and Resolutions
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Patrick Ward
Final Design for Thermal/Epithermal eXperiments (TEX) with Lithium Absorbers
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Jacob D. Glesmann (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Eric Aboud (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Catherine M. Percher (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Improving Criticality Emergency Planning Arrangements at Sellafield Ltd
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Amy E. van der Vyver (Sellafield Limited), Caitlin Redhead (Sellafield Ltd)
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