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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.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
Technical Session|1. Fusion Pilot Plant Studies
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Alternate Chair:
Thomas Fuerst (Idaho National Laboratory)
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FLAME for FIRE Laboratory for Accelerated Materials Evaluation
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Zach Hartwig (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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The Fusion Innovation Research Engine Integrated Materials Program to Accelerate Chamber Technologies (FIRE IMPACT)
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Steven J. Zinkle (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Sara E. Ferry (MIT PSFC), Tim Graening
Fuel Cycle FIRE Collaborative
10:40–11:00AM MDT
George K. Larsen (Savannah River National Laboratory), Brenda Garcia-Diaz (Savannah River National Laboratory)
Accelerating Fusion Blanket Development through Nuclear Testing (BNT)
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Pattrick Calderoni (Idaho National Laboratory), Chase N. Taylor (Idaho National Laboratory), Xiao-Ying Yu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), David Fischer (MIT), Thomas Fuerst (Idaho National Laboratory), David Weisberg (General Atomics)
Mitigating Risks from Abrupt Confinement Loss (MiRACL) FIRE Overview
11:20–11:40AM MDT
Nathaniel Ferraro (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
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