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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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IAEA project aims to develop polymer irradiation model
The International Atomic Energy Agency has launched a new coordinated research project (CRP) aimed at creating a database of polymer-radiation interactions in the next five years with the long-term goal of using the database to enable machine learning–based predictive models.
Radiation-induced modifications are widely applicable across a range of fields including healthcare, agriculture, and environmental applications, and exposure to radiation is a major factor when considering materials used at nuclear power plants.
Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Technical Session|Nuclear Materials Performance, Prediction and Qualification
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State University)
Alternate Chair:
Annabelle Le Coq
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Thermomechanical Properties of Ultrahigh-Temperature Ceramics from First Principles: Influence of Electron-Vibration Couplings, Neutron Irradiation, and Compositional Disorder
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Michele Simoncelli (Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University)
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Targeted Irradiations for Evaluating SiC/SiC Cladding Performance
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Christian M. Petrie (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Nicholas G. Russell (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Daniel Hott (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Peter Doyle (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), David Chandler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jose D. Arregui-Mena (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Sean Gonderman (General Atomics), Christian P. Deck (General Atomics), Takaaki Koyanagi (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Development of Compositionally Complex Carbides as Structural Materials for Fission and Fusion Energy
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Bai Cui (University of Nebraska Lincoln)
Correlation of Global Stoichiometry, Crystal Chemistry, and Phase Morphology in UC/UCâ‚‚ Kernels Produced by Carbothermic Reduction
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Denise Adorno Lopes (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Katherine I. Montoya (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Bekah Petrosky (ORNL), James M. Kurley III, William F. Cureton, Eddie Lopez Honorato (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Andrew T. Nelson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Ryan Heldt
Metal hydride neutron moderators for advanced nuclear applications
11:20–11:40AM MDT
Thomas P. Davis (Oxford Sigma), Joe Pollard (Oxford Sigma)
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