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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ORNL–General Atomics partnership on ceramic matrix composites
A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) with the objective of working together on advanced ceramic matrix composite materials for applications in extreme environments. Materials that can withstand extreme temperatures, radiation, corrosion, and mechanical stress are required in aerospace, defense, energy, and other sectors.
According to the agreement, the San Diego–based GA-EMS will use resources from ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility to develop “scalable, efficient manufacturing techniques for extreme environment materials including precursors, fibers, composites, and coatings utilized in carbon/carbon (C/C), carbon/silicon carbide (C/SiC), and SiC/SiC composite systems.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|4:30–6:15PM EDT
Session Chair:
Christina Leggett (Booz Allen Hamilton)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin B. Cipiti (Sandia National Laboratories)
Staff Producer:
Mich Leana (ANS)
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Elastic Waveform Tomography of Spent Nuclear Fuel Casks
Othman Oudghiri-Idrissi (Univ. of Minnesota), Mohammad HanifehZadeh (Univ. of Southern California), Bora E. Gencturk (Univ. of Southern California), Roger G. Ghanem (Univ. of Southern California), Bojan B. Guzina (Univ. of Minnesota)
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Oxalic Acid Dissolution System for Mercury Recovery Process Optimization
Michael Smith (Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte), Sven Bader (Orano Federal Services), Thomas Koch (Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte), Arthur Niemoller (Orano Federal Services), Andrew Straight (Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte)
SMR Gadolinia Burnable Absorber Loading Design in a No-Onsite Refueling Core Neutronics Performance Assessment
Gray Chang (JFoster and Associates), Julie Foster (JFoster and Associates), Jim Harrell (Zachry Nuclear), Mie Hiruta (JFoster & Assoc.)
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Comparison of Desiccation Cracks between Bentonite and Inorganic Microfiber Reinforced Bentonite for Engineered Barrier System
Yuan Feng (Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln), Jongwan Eun (Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln), Seunghee Kim (Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln), Yong-Rak Kim (Texas A&M Univ.)
Development of a Heat Signature Computational Simulation for Safeguarded Spent Nuclear Fuel
Alvaro Pizarro-Vallejos (Univ. of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Michael D. Kaminski (ANL), Jeffrey Fortner (ANL)
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