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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
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|1:15–3:00PM MDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State University)
Alternate Chair:
Annabelle Le Coq
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Structural Insight into Molten Salts via Empirical Potential Structure Refinement (EPSR)
1:15–1:35PM MDT
G S Rakib (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL)), Joerg C Neuefeind (Oak Ridge National Lab), Y Z (University of Michigan), Brent J. Heuser (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Molten Salt Corrosion of Additively Manufactured Inconel 625
1:35–1:55PM MDT
Aidan Masi (North Carolina State University)
Corrosion Behavior of Spark Plasma Sintered Ni-20Cr Doped with Oversized Solutes
1:55–2:15PM MDT
Connor van Heugten (North Carolina State University), Lingfeng He (North Carolina State University), Alexandra Doherty (North Carolina State University), Aidan Masi (North Carolina State University)
Nondestructive 3D Evaluation of Pore Networks in the TRISO Buffer Layer
2:15–2:35PM MDT
Bryan Conry (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Grant W. Helmreich (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Tyler J. Gerczak (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Post-Irradiation Examination of High-Power MiniFuel TRISO Particles Irradiated in HFIR under FHR-Relevant Conditions
2:35–2:55PM MDT
Annabelle Le Coq (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Matt Jones (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Martino R. Hooghkirk (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Grant W. Helmreich (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Christian M. Petrie (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kory Linton (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Tyler J. Gerczak (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Ryan Latta (Kairos Power LLC)
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