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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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RIC panel discusses pathway to fusion commercialization
Fusion leaders at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s annual Regulatory Information Conference discussed the path forward for regulating the burgeoning fusion industry. The speakers discussed government and private industry initiatives in the United States and United Kingdom, with a focus on efforts shaping the near-term deployment of commercial fusion machines.
A recurring theme was the need to explain the difference between fission and fusion. Representatives from the Department of Energy and Type One Energy highlighted this as an important distinction for regulators, as it will allow fusion to undergo its own independent maturation process for developing standards and regulations in the same way that fission has. Lea Perlas, Fusion Program director at the Virginia Department of Health, said that confusion between fission and fusion has been a common cause for misplaced concerns among community members surrounding Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ proposed fusion plant site near Richmond, Va.
Technical Session|Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Wednesday, May 8, 2024|10:00–11:40AM MDT|Coronado/DeVargas
Session Chair:
Lindsey Holmes
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Initial Verification of ntpThermo against Mixcoatl for Computationally Efficient Multiphysics Analysis of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors
10:00–10:25AM MDT
Seth Nettersom (BWX Technologies), Drew Bergeon (BWX Technologies), Bryan Zilka (BWX Technologies), Matt Krecicki (BWX Technologies)
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Preliminary Full-Core Analysis of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors Using Nodal Diffusion Codes
10:25–10:50AM MDT
Jake Smith (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Preliminary Sensitivity Studies Using a Newly Developed System Code for NTP Analysis
10:50–11:15AM MDT
R. Myers (Georgia Tech), D. Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Coupled Reactor and Engine Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Modeling Methodology
11:15–11:40AM MDT
Jacob Stonehill (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Daria Nikitaeva (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Corey Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Matthew Duchek (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
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