ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Aug 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
September 2026
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2026
Latest News
Droughts, wildfires continue to impact power plants in Europe
The effects of this summer’s historic heatwave continue to be felt across Europe. Soaring temperatures and drought in the region have led to elevated river temperatures, low river levels, and wildfires, which have significantly impacted nuclear power plants across the continent.
France’s Electricité de France has reported elevated river temperatures which have forced production cuts, including recent cuts at Golfech, and nuclear power plants in Hungary, Romania, and the United Kingdom, have faced exceptional challenges in recent days.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
Technical Session|1. Fusion Pilot Plant Studies
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Tower B
Session Chair:
Andrei Khodak (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
Alternate Chair:
Louise Ferris (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Thomas Fuerst (INL)
Track Organizer:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Hazard Identification in a Generic Gas Handling and Recycling System for a Fusion Pilot Plant
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Brennan P. Ferrington (Vanderbilt Univ.), Steven L. Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Diana Grandas (EPRI), Andrew G. Sowder (EPRI)
Paper
Identifying Dominant Radiological Risk Drivers in Fusion Power Plant Source Terms
1:20–1:40PM MDT
El Mehdi Ghardi (Bangor Univ.), Robert P. White (Clean Air Task Force), Laurence Williams (Bangor Univ.)
Regulatory Considerations for Radioactive Byproduct Materials and Wastes from Fusion Power Plants
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Robert P. White (Clean Air Task Force), El Mehdi Ghardi (Bangor Univ.)
A Comparison of Fusion and Fission Generated Waste Characteristics
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Jonathan F. Wing (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Son N. Quang (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Consequential Life-Cycle Assessment of Fusion Power Plants at Scale
2:20–2:40PM MDT
Zachary H. Thomas (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Morgan Edwards (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Taesuk Oh (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mohammad A. Allaf (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
