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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The spark of the Super: Teller–Ulam and the birth of the H-bomb—rivalry, credit, and legacy at 75 years
In early 1951, Los Alamos scientists Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam devised a breakthrough that would lead to the hydrogen bomb [1]. Their design gave the United States an initial advantage in the Cold War, though comparable progress was soon achieved independently in the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE)
Technical Session
Monday, June 13, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Huntington B/C
Session Chair:
Paul W. Humrickhouse (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Leigh Winfrey (Penn State)
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Overview of IAEA activities on Radwaste, Safety, and Security as well as International Guideline Productions for Small Specimens Test Techniques for Fusion
Sehila M. Gonzalez de Vicente (International Atomic Energy Agency), Nicholas A. Smith (International Atomic Energy Agency), Paula C. Vives (International Atomic Energy Agency), Masahiro Aoki (International Atomic Energy Agency)
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Managing Fusion Radioactive Materials: Approaches and Challenges Facing Fusion in the 21st Century
Laila A. El-Guebaly (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Radioactive Waste Concerns for Fusion Reactors
Priti Kanth (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Mark Gilbert (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority)
On Decay Heat in Fusion Reactors
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