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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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A year in orbit: ISS deployment tests radiation detectors for future space missions
The predawn darkness on a cool Florida night was shattered by the ignition of nine Merlin engines on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The thrust of the engines shook the ground miles away. From a distance, the rocket appeared to slowly rise above the horizon. For the cargo onboard, the launch was anything but gentle, as the ignition of liquid oxygen generated more than 1.5 million pounds of force. After the rocket had been out of sight for several minutes, the booster dramatically returned to Earth with several sonic booms in a captivating show of engineering designed to make space travel less expensive and more sustainable.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|8:00–9:45AM EDT|Marriott 10
Session Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Design of a MiniFuel Irradiation Experiment to Study Fuel Performance Phenomena in Ceramic Fuels
8:00–8:20AM EDT
Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Joseph R. Burns (ORNL), J. Matthew Kurley (ORNL), Jonathan Chappell (ORNL), William F. Cureton (ORNL), N. Dianne Bull Ezell (ORNL), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL)
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Irradiation Testing of Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated (FCM) Fuel Compacts in the High Flux Isotope Reactor
8:20–8:40AM EDT
A.G. Le Coq (ORNL), Kory D. Linton (ORNL), Jason M. Harp (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL)
LAMDA: Irradiated-Materials Testing Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
8:40–9:00AM EDT
James Travis Dixon (ORNL), Amy J. Godfrey (ORNL)
Transient Testing Needs for TRISO Fuel in Reactivity Accidents
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Thermal Safety/Programmatic Results for the MP-2 B-11 Experiment in ATR
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Grant Hawkes (INL), Dong Choe (INL), Margaret Marshall (INL)
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