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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|10. Special Sessions
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Alternate Chair:
Thomas Fuerst (Idaho National Laboratory)
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Nested Pebble Bed Blanket (NesPeB)
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Vittorio Badalassi (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Vineet Kumar (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jin Whan Bae (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Ragai Altamimi (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Katarzyna Borowiec (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)), Arpan Sircar (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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CORTEX: Accelerating Fusion Materials Development with OpenMC and Sirepo
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Tomás Mallmann Paganin (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Patrick C. Shriwise (Argonne National Laboratory), Stephen Coleman (RadiaSoft LLC), Rob Nagler (RadiaSoft LLC), Paul Moeller (RadiaSoft LLC), Garrett Cole (Colorado State University), Jason C. Quinn, April J. Novak (University of Illinois)
CORTEX: Assessing Cost of Fusion Materials with Design-for-Manufacture Methodologies
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Garrett M. Cole (Colorado State University), Tomás Mallmann Paganin (University of Illinois), April J. Novak (University of Illinois), Patrick C. Shriwise (Argonne National Laboratory), Stephen Coleman (RadiaSoft LLC), Jason C. Quinn (Colorado State University), Robert Nagler (RadiaSoft LLC)
Development and Deployment of Fission-Fusion Hybrid Systems at the Kilowatt and Megawatt Scales
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Ross F. Radel (SHINE Technologies, LLC), Eric J. Edwards (SHINE Technologies, LLC), Matthew Nyberg (SHINE Technologies)
Preconceptual Design of A Zap Energy Sheared-Flow Stabilized Z-Pinch Fusion Pilot Plant
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Alex H. Cheung (Zap Energy)
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