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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Kentucky disburses $10M in nuclear grants
The Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (KNEDA) recently distributed its first awards through the new Nuclear Energy Development Grant Program, which was established last year. In total, KNEDA disbursed $10 million to a variety of companies that will use the funding to support siting studies, enrichment supply-chain planning, workforce training, and curriculum development.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fundamental Irradiation Damage
Tuesday, December 12, 2023|8:00–9:40AM CST|Galerie 6
Session Chair:
Yanwen Zhang (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Flyura Djurabekova (Univ. Helsinki)
Track Organizers:
Steve Zinkle (University of Tennessee & Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Mitra Taheri (Johns Hopkins University)
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Machine-Learned Interatomic Potentials for Radiation Damage in Metals and Alloys
8:00–8:40AM CST
J. Byggmästar (Univ. Helsinki), K. Nordlund (Univ. Helsinki), F. Djurabekova (Univ. Helsinki)
Paper
Atomistically-Informed Cluster Dynamics Modelling of Concurrent Interstitial and Vacancy a-Loop Evolution in Alpha-Zirconium
8:40–9:00AM CST
Jose F. March-Rico (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), Sophie Blondel (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Brian D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Hydrogen Pickup via the Implantation of Collision Recoils
9:00–9:20AM CST
Richard W. Smith (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), Bruce F. Kammenzind (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
Faulted Vacancy Basal Pyramids and Their Impact on Breakaway Growth in α-Zr
9:20–9:40AM CST
N. Militello (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), S. Blondel (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), J.F. March-Rico (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), B.D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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