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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Imaginary Energies allows users to design futuristic fission and fusion power plants
The University of Michigan’s Fastest Path to Zero Initiative has launched Imaginary Energies, an interactive, generative visualization tool meant to encourage members of the public to imagine future designs for fission and fusion energy power plants. Including a waste management facility on site is as easy as checking a box, and the tool also allows users to add wind, solar, hydro, and other clean-energy facilities. The AI tool was inspired by a design workshop that the university held in 2023.
Technical Session
Monday, May 8, 2023|3:45–5:25PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
Christofer E. Whiting
Alternate Chair:
Austen D. Fradeneck
Session Organizer:
Sebastian C. Corbisiero
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Developments of the Americium and Plutonium Purification by Extraction (AMPPEX) Process and the PuMA 2 Scale-Up Opportunities
3:45–4:05PM MDT
Rebecca Sanderson (National Nuclear Laboratory), Mark Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory), Chris Maher (National Nuclear Laboratory), Michael Carrott (National Nuclear Laboratory), Dan Whittaker (National Nuclear Laboratory), Billy Keywood (National Nuclear Laboratory), Chloe Edmondson (National Nuclear Laboratory), Hannah Colledge (National Nuclear Laboratory), Jessica Gunning (National Nuclear Laboratory), Victoria Hayter (National Nuclear Laboratory), Tim Tinsley (National Nuclear Laboratory), Christophe Fongarland (European Space Agency)
Paper
Cross-Section Comparison for Pu-238 Production in the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory
4:05–4:25PM MDT
Jill Mitchell (INL), Brittany Grayson (INL)
Characterization of Neptunium Oxide Product from Modified Direct Denitration Process
4:25–4:45PM MDT
Kathryn M. Peruski (ORNL), Connor J. Parker (ORNL), Samantha K. Cary (ORNL)
EmberCore Commercial Radioisotope Product -- Path Toward Demonstration and Flight
4:45–5:05PM MDT
Christopher Morrison (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Danyal Turkoglu (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Kevin Makinson (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Michael Eades (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
Feasibility of a Small Low-Power RTG Concept Utilizing a GPHS Heat Source
5:05–5:25PM MDT
Kenton Sherick (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Aniruddha Ray (RGS Development), Pierre Berneron (RGS Development), B. Allen Tolson (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Chadwick Barklay (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Maarten den Heijer (RGS Development)
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