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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.
Technical Session
Wednesday, February 5, 2025|1:10–2:50PM EST|Cumberland B
Session Chair:
Billy Wilson (OPG)
Session Organizer:
Charles Lease
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Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Ontario Power Generation Training
1:10–1:35PM EST
Heather Tomlinson (Ontario Power Generation)
Presented by Marlene Khalil (Ontario Power Generation)
Paper
Empowering the National Future: Uniting for Nuclear Innovation
1:35–2:00PM EST
Olivia Blackmon (Oak Ridge Associated Universities), Ken Tobin (Oak Ridge Associated Universities), Hannah Hunnicutt (Oak Ridge Associated Universities)
Developing the Next Generation of Radiation Protection Technicians
2:00–2:25PM EST
Joseph Garcia (Nine Mile Point Clean Energy Center), Kenneth Kristensen (Nine Mile Point Clean Energy Center), Keith Lattman (Nine Mile Point Clean Energy Center)
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Registered Apprenticeship Programs to Combat Shortages in the Nuclear Industry
2:25–2:50PM EST
Phee Friend (Day and Zimmerman)
Presented by Claudine Fields (Day and Zimmerman)
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