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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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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Why push materials to their breaking point?
Stephen Taller
We push materials to their breaking point for you.
Millions of Americans rely on nuclear energy. It provides 20 percent of electrical power in the United States—24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. To maintain this reliability, every material used in our reactors must work safely and efficiently.
I’m part of a team of world-class scientists, engineers, and technical professionals at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, testing and evaluating materials designed to thrive in one of the most complex environments on Earth. Nuclear reactors experience heavy stress loads, high temperatures, corrosive environments, and intense radiation fields. Combined, these forces can substantially impact the performance of cladding or other structural materials. We want to know where and under what conditions materials may fail to keep a reactor running safely and reliably.
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10:30AM–12:10PM MDT
Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair: Harold Gerrish|Alternate Chair: Michael G. Houts
Boise Room
Session Chair: Kelsa B. Palomares|Alternate Chair: Vedant Mehta
Panel|Twin Falls Room
Session Chair: Todd Tofil|Alternate Chairs: Sebastian Corbisiero, Vedant K. Mehta
1:30–3:10PM MDT
Session Chair: Michael C. Miller|Alternate Chair: Sebastian C. Corbisiero
Session Chair: Sebastian C. Corbisiero|Alternate Chair: Vedant Mehta
Session Chair: Kurt Polzin
3:45–5:25PM MDT
Session Chair: Christofer E. Whiting|Alternate Chair: Austen D. Fradeneck
Session Chair: Austen D. Fradeneck|Alternate Chair: Katey E. Lenox
Twin Falls Room
Session Chair: Michael G. Houts|Alternate Chair: Kurt Polzin
Session Chair: Andrew L. Presby|Alternate Chair: Michael G. Houts
Session Chair: Justin Coleman|Alternate Chairs: Sebastian C. Corbisiero, Vedant K. Mehta
Session Chair: Jean-Pierre Fleurial|Alternate Chair: Austen D. Fradeneck
Session Chair: Chadwick D. Barklay|Alternate Chair: Austen D. Fradeneck
Session Chair: Michael G. Houts|Alternate Chairs: Kurt Polzin, Vedant K. Mehta
Session Chair: Pattrick Calderoni|Alternate Chair: Vedant Mehta
Session Chair: Jean-Pierre Fleurial|Alternate Chairs: Austen D. Fradeneck, Vedant K. Mehta
Session Chair: N. Dianne B. Ezell|Alternate Chair: Michael G. Houts
Session Chair: Katey E. Lenox|Alternate Chair: Austen D. Fradeneck
Session Chair: David I. Poston|Alternate Chair: Michael G. Houts
Session Chair: Robert C. O'Brien|Alternate Chairs: Sebastian C. Corbisiero, Vedant K. Mehta
Session Chair: Aditya Shivprasad|Alternate Chair: Vedant Mehta
Session Chair: Thierry Caillat|Alternate Chair: Austen D. Fradeneck
Session Chair: Ethan Chaleff|Alternate Chair: Michael G. Houts
Session Chair: Kurt Polzin|Alternate Chairs: Sebastian C. Corbisiero, Vedant K. Mehta
Session Chair: Youssef A. Ballout|Alternate Chairs: Sebastian C. Corbisiero, Vedant K. Mehta
Session Chair: Robert C. O'Brien|Alternate Chair: Michael G. Houts
Session Chair: Lee S. Mason|Alternate Chair: Vedant Mehta