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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Can hydrogen be the transportation fuel in an otherwise nuclear economy?
Let’s face it: The global economy should be powered primarily by nuclear power. And it probably will by the end of this century, with a still-significant assist from renewables and hydro. Once nuclear systems are dominant, the costs come down to where gas is now; and when carbon emissions are reduced to a small portion of their present state, it will become obvious that most other sources are only good in niche settings. I mean, why use small modular reactors to load-follow when they can just produce that power instead of buffering it?
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 10, 2023|3:45–5:25PM MDT|Boise Room
Session Chair:
Lee S. Mason
Alternate Chair:
Vedant Mehta
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Neutronic Feasibility of Ultra-Compact, Long-Life Molten Salt Metal Reactor (MSMR)
3:45–4:05PM MDT
Jaehyun Ryu (KAIST), Eunhyug Lee (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
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Preliminary Heat-Transfer Modelling of In-Core Thermoelectric Conversion for Small-Scale Space Reactors
4:05–4:25PM MDT
Ramy Mesalam (Univ. Leicester), Agostino Muratto (Univ. Leicester), Richard M. Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester)
An Initial Look at the Heat Pipe Resiliency to Reactor Operation
4:25–4:45PM MDT
Vedant K. Mehta (LANL), Sebastian C. Corbisiero (INL), Dasari V. Rao (LANL)
Physics Model Considerations for Nanocomposite Shielding in High Energy Proton Fields
4:45–5:05PM MDT
Justina A.M. Freilich (Oregon State), Camille J. Palmer (Oregon State)
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