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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
Technical Session|4. Fusion Materials
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Tower C
Session Chair:
Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Session Organizer:
Lane Carasik
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Neutronic Characterization of a 100 kWt-Class DT Orbiton Fusion Neutron Source
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Michael J. Eades (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Robin Langtry (Avalanche Energy)
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Muon-Catalyzed Fusion Approach to a Fusion Neutron Source
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Mickey Wade (ORNL)
Fusion Fuel Cycle and Materials Testing at the SHINE FLARE Facility
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Ross F. Radel (SHINE Technologies), Gabriel Becerra (SHINE Technologies), Sara E. Ferry (MIT), Kevin B. Woller (MIT), Charlie Hirst (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Tim D. Bohm (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (INL)
Fusion Neutron Source for Tritium Breeding Validation
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Arnold Lumsdaine (ORNL), Paul W. Humrickhouse (Type One Energy), Bibake Uppal (Kyoto Fusioneering), Satoshi Konishi (Kyoto Fusioneering), Kiyoshi Seko (Kyoto Fusioneering), Michael J. Loughlin (ORNL), Robert Welton (ORNL)
Overview and Neutronics of the Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Source CANSKA
2:20–2:40PM MDT
Dieter Leichtle (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Björn Brenneis (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Yuefeng Qiu (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Florian Steinhauser (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Benjamin Bromberger (RI), Johannes Hottenbacher (RI)
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