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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
Technical Session
Monday, May 8, 2023|3:45–5:25PM MDT|Boise Room
Session Chair:
Austen D. Fradeneck
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Katey E. Lenox
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Development of Radiological Material Capabilities with Spark Plasma Sintering for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
3:45–3:50PM MDT
Brandon Shaver (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Steven Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Paper
Exploring Sol-gel Methods for Producing Surrogate Radioisotope Fuels
3:50–3:55PM MDT
Emily Jane Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), C. Lakin (Univ. Leicester), M. Bromley (Lancaster Univ.), R. Wilbraham (Lancaster Univ.), Richard Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester)
Fission Surface Power 250 kWth Nuclear Reactor Simple Lithium Hydride/Tungsten Shield
3:55–4:00PM MDT
Alexis Maldonado (LANL)
Optimization of Neptunium-237 Modified Direct Denitration Production via Principal Component Analysis
4:00–4:05PM MDT
Connor J. Parker (ORNL), Kathryn M. Peruski (ORNL), Samantha K. Cary (ORNL)
Homogeneity Study of ZrC, NbC, and TaC Binary Carbide Fuels for the Application of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
4:05–4:10PM MDT
Alex T. Nadermann (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jonas R. Kessing (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Brandon Shaver (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Justin Milner (NASA Glenn Research Center), Kelsa Palomores (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Steven J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Integral Neutron and Gamma Shield Material
4:10–4:15PM MDT
Candice Kinsler-Fedon (MillenniTEK), Larry Townsend (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), David Blanchard (PNNL), Drew Spradling (MillenniTEK)
Atomic Alchemy Inc.'s Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility
4:15–4:20PM MDT
Thomas Eiden (Atomic Alchemy)
Challenges Facing our Space Nuclear Future
4:20–4:25PM MDT
Sara M. Sanders (Lockheed Martin Space)
Critical Experiments for Space Reactors
4:25–4:30PM MDT
Holly Trellue (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Erik Luther (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL)
Optical Spectroscopy and Online Monitoring for the Plutonium-238 Supply Program
4:30–4:35PM MDT
Luke R. Sadergaski (ORNL), Hunter B. Andrews (ORNL), Tom D. Hylton (ORNL), Laetitia H. Delmau (ORNL), Adam J. Parkison (ORNL)
Multivariate Chemometrics and Spectrophotometry for the Quantification of Aqueous Neptunium Processing Streams for the Plutonium-238 Supply Program
4:35–4:40PM MDT
Hunter B. Andrews (ORNL), Luke R. Sadergaski (ORNL)
Non-Nuclear Instrumentation and Controls Demonstration Test Facility
4:40–4:45PM MDT
N. Dianne Bull Ezell (ORNL), Brandon Wilson (ORNL), Wesley Williams (ORNL)
Commercially Available Yttrium and Zirconium Hydrides
4:45–4:50PM MDT
Gavin Garside (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Kurt Terrani (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
Subtleties in the Impacts of NTP Conditions Based on Fuel Element Power Peaking During Operation
4:50–4:55PM MDT
Vishal Patel (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
Design Options to Address Submersion Incident Criticality LEU NTP Core
4:55–5:00PM MDT
Michael Moore (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Steven Hoak (MIT)
Safety Studies for the ESA Radioisotope Power Systems
5:00–5:05PM MDT
Alessandra Barco (Univ. Leicester), Richard M. Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester), Hannah Sargeant (Univ. Leicester), Frédéric Lattwein (ArianeGroup), Christophe Fongarland (ESA/ESTEC)
Subscale Maturation of Advanced Ultra-High Temperature Reactor Technologies
5:05–5:10PM MDT
Tony S. Hill (Starr Nuclear)
Use of an Americium-Based Dynamic Radioisotope Power System (DRPS) for a Long Duration Lunar Science Rover
5:10–5:15PM MDT
Steven Oleson (NASA Glenn Research Center), Paul Schmitz (Power Computing Solutions), Richard M. Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester), Ramy Mesalam (Univ. Leicester), Alessandra Barco (Univ. Leicester), Emily Jane Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), Elizabeth Turnbull (NASA Glenn Research Center)
An Instrumented System to Study High Pressure-Composition-Temperature Phase Relations
5:15–5:20PM MDT
A.P. Shivprasad (LANL), M.A. Torrez (LANL), J.R. Torres (LANL), T.S. Smith (LANL), C.A. Kohnert (LANL), T.A. Saleh (LANL)
Advanced Moderator Cladding Development
5:20–5:25PM MDT
A.P. Shivprasad (LANL), C.A. Kohnert (LANL), E.P. Luther (LANL), D.V. Rao (LANL)
Theory and Design of the Fusion Accelerating Spacecraft
5:25–5:30PM MDT
Ryan A. Revolinsky (Univ. Michigan), Elijah J. Wilson (Univ. Michigan), Adam N. Brusstar (Univ. Michigan), Tim DeFranco (Univ. Michigan), Dean R. Price (Univ. Michigan), Joseph Lorenzetti (Univ. Michigan)
Design of an Irradiation Facility at MITR to Demonstrate NTP Operation Sequence
5:30–5:35PM MDT
Nesrin Cetiner (MIT), Gyutae Park (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Lance Snead (MIT), David Carpenter (MIT), Gordon Kohse (MIT)
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