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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|4. Fusion Materials
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|1:15–3:00PM MDT|Room 2
Session Chair:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth University)
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties Evaluation of Lithium Ceramics as Solid Breeder Materials for Fusion Reactors
1:15–1:25PM MDT
Gabriel D. Parker (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Tobias Misicko (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jacob Mohar (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Josina W. Geringer (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Beth Armstrong (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Xiao-Ying Yu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Modeling tritium transport through evolving microstructure and conditions in fusion materials using TMAP8
1:25–1:35PM MDT
Monica Gehrig (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Paul W. Humrickhouse (Type One Energy)
Comprehensive meta-analysis of vanadium data for fusion: neutron irradiation effects on tensile properties
1:35–1:45PM MDT
Andrea Lehn-Bradshaw (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Amit Behera (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Trevor Clark (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Alicia M. Elliott (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Michael P. Short (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Influence of Alloying, Doping, and Thermomechanical Processing on the Mechanical and Irradiation Behavior of Tungsten
1:45–1:55PM MDT
carson hester (University of North Texas), Vijay Vasudevan, Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Blake Emad, Sundeep Mukherjee, Tirthesh Ingale, Priyanka Agrawal, Mohin Sharma, Bibhudutta Rout, Siva Shankar
Status of Tungsten-Based Materials and Related Technologies for Future Fusion Devices
1:55–2:05PM MDT
Shuhei Nogami (A.L.M.T. Corp.), Naoya Matsuta, Kei Miura, Shuho Obata, Yasutaka Hinata, Makoto Watanabe, Takanori Kadokura, Seiji Nakabayashi, Shigekazu Yamazaki, Tomohiro Takida
Development of Radiation Shielding Materials of Tungsten-Boron-Carbon System
2:05–2:15PM MDT
Shuhei Nogami (A.L.M.T. Corp.), Naoya Matsuta, Kei Miura, Seiji Nakabayashi, Makoto Watanabe, Shigekazu Yamazaki
E-beam damage assessment digital twin for the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) plasma-facing materials
2:15–2:25PM MDT
Rinkle Juneja (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Sintering and Mechanical Strength of Architected Tritium Breeding Materials
2:25–2:35PM MDT
Christian Bustillos (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Harry Charalambous (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Luke Van Buuren (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Bassem El Dasher (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Powder-Metallurgy Hot Isostatic Pressing of V-4Cr-4Ti Alloys for Fusion First-wall/Blanket Applications
2:35–2:45PM MDT
Adam Jackson (University of Birmingham), Moataz Attallah (Loughborough University), Sam Cruchley (University of Birmingham), Michael Parsons (Manufacturing Technology Centre), Arunodaya Bhattacharya (University of Birmingham)
Investigating the DPA Discrepancy Between SiC and Iron Under Multiple Neutron Spectra
2:45–2:55PM MDT
Jiankai Yu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Lance L. Snead (Stony Brook University), Jaime Marian (University of California Los Angeles), Ethan E. Peterson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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