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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|3. Fusion Enabling Technologies
Monday, June 1, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 4
Session Chair:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Alternate Chair:
Thomas Fuerst (Idaho National Laboratory)
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AI-Agent Driven Survey and Validated Literature Review for Discovering Solid Breeder Materials
3:15–3:25PM MDT
Jose Tupayachi (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Xueping Li (University of Tennessee), Xiao-Ying Yu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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AI-Enhanced System Level Design and Optimization of Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) Power Plants using the Integrated Process Model (IPM)
3:25–3:35PM MDT
Mackenzie K. Nelson (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Justin Galbraith (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Bassem El-Dasher (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Derek Mariscal (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
FREDA-Agent: Enabling Natural-Language-Driven Design Studies in Fusion Workflows
3:35–3:45PM MDT
Katarzyna Borowiec (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)), Jin Whan Bae (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Vittorio Badalassi (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Cami Collins (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
A Physics-Informed State-Estimation Framework for Real-Time Tritium Accountancy using an Analog Circuit Testbed
3:45–3:55PM MDT
Shawn Macon (Savannah River National Laboratory), Holly B. Flynn (Savannah River National Laboratory)
The Modeling of Flat Linear Induction Pump for the Liquid Metal
3:55–4:05PM MDT
Jiarong Fang (PPPL), Andrei Khodak (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
Computing the Quantum Path to Commercial Fusion
4:05–4:15PM MDT
Laura L. Hermann (Rock Lake)
Incorporating AI Surrogate Modeling for Magnetohydrodynamic Flow Effects in Novel Blanket Design
4:15–4:25PM MDT
Yuqiao Fan (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Qian Gong (ORNL), Furkan Oz (ORNL), Marco G. Delchini (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Sergey Smolentsev (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL))
Neural Operator Surrogate Modeling of Bulk Fluid Dynamics in ARC-Class Tokamak Blankets
4:25–4:35PM MDT
Abetharan Antony (Zenithon Ai), Alex Higginbottom (Zenithon Ai), Chris Leffler (Virginia Commonwealth University), Trevor Franklin (Virginia Commonwealth University), Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth University), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth University)
A Self-Supervised AI Method for the Modeling of Magnetohydrodynamics in Fusion Blanket Applications
4:35–4:45PM MDT
Eric Cervi (Argonne National Laboratory), Rui Hu (Argonne National Laboratory), Thanh Q. Hua (Argonne National Laboratory), Ling Zou (Argonne National Laboratory)
Multi-Objective Optimization of a Liquid Metal Heat Exchanger for Fusion Applications
4:45–4:55PM MDT
Kara A. Wilke (Virgina Commonwealth University), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth University)
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