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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|8. Inertial Fusion Energy Technology and Engineering
Monday, June 1, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Tower C
Session Chair:
Subash Sharma (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
Alternate Chair:
Arpan Sircar (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Thomas Fuerst (INL)
Track Organizer:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation of EX-Fusion’s Continuous-Operation Laser Fusion Neutron Demonstrator
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Max Monange (EX-Fusion), Alex Fikri (EX-Fusion), Yu Takagaki (EX-Fusion), Ryuji Mori (EX-Fusion), Kazuki Matsuo (EX-Fusion)
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Hydrodynamic Modeling of a High-Yield ICF Chamber and Outer Neutron Shielding
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Mark Hess (Sandia), Michael Mangan (Sandia), Roger Vesey (Sandia)
Scoping Study of Xcimer’s Blanket Design for Inertial Fusion Energy
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Samuel Walker (Xcimer Energy), Nikolas Davis (Xcimer Energy), Francisco Ogando (ETSI Industriales UNED), Kirk Flippo (Xcimer Energy), A. Rene Raffray (ITER Organization), Wayne R. Meier (LLNL), Susana Reyes (Xcimer Energy)
Assessment of Neutron Momentum Transfer Effects in Thick-Liquid-Wall Inertial Fusion Energy Chambers
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Eric Cervi (ANL), Carlo Fiorina (TAMU), Kirk Flippo (Xcimer Energy), Nahom Habtemariam (TAMU), Rui Hu (ANL), Thanh Q. Hua (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL)
Towards a High-Fidelity Multi-Physics Model of the Athena Fusion Pilot Plant’s Chamber
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Kirk A. Flippo (Xcimer Energy), Eric Cervi (ANL), Sophie Sharpe (nTtau Digital), Nahom Habtemariam (TAMU), Lars Pedersen (Xcimer Energy), Abinash Madikandan (nTtau Digital), Gustav Blankenberg (Xcimer Energy), Amanda Bye (Xcimer Energy), Nikolas Davis (Xcimer Energy), Robert Early (Xcimer Energy), Carlo Fiorina (TAMU), Wayne Meier (Retired), Francisco Ogando (ETSI Industriales UNED), A. Rene Raffray (ITER Organization), Susana Reyes (Xcimer Energy), Samuel Walker (Xcimer Energy)
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