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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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INL researchers use LEDs to shed light on next-gen reactors
At Idaho National Laboratory, researchers have built a bridge between computer models and the lab’s Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) microreactor.
Tony Crawford, an INL researcher and MARVEL’s reactivity control system lead, designed a phone booth–sized surrogate nuclear reactor called ViBRANT, or Visual Benign Reactor as Analog for Nuclear Testing, which uses light instead of neutrons to show a “nuclear” reaction.
Technical Session|Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion
Tuesday, May 7, 2024|10:00–11:40AM MDT|Sweeney B
Session Chair:
Andrew Zillmer
Alternate Chair:
Aditya Shivprasad
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Fusion Propulsion Constraints Required by Robust Exoplanet Exploration
10:00–10:25AM MDT
Gerald P. Jackson (Hbar Technologies)
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Feasibility Study of Micro Molten Salt Metal Reactor (MSMR) for Lunar Base Application
10:25–10:50AM MDT
Jaehyun Ryu (KAIST), Eunhyug Lee (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Development of a Digital Twin of the USNC Pylon System
10:50–11:15AM MDT
Z.G. Tucker (Oregon State), T.S. Palmer (Oregon State)
Preliminary Design and Neutronic Feasibility Study of Reactor Cores Using LEU for Space Nuclear Technology
11:15–11:40AM MDT
Sung Hoon Choi (KAERI), Chan Soo Kim (KAERI)
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