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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Shine receives $263M conditional DOE loan to complete isotope facility
Fusion technology company Shine has been issued a conditional commitment for a loan of up to $263 million by the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) to support the construction of the company’s medical isotope production facility in Janesville, Wis.
Technical Session|Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion
Thursday, May 9, 2024|1:00–2:40PM MDT|Sweeney B
Session Chair:
Aditya Shivprasad
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Caitlin A. Kohnert
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Chemical and Microstructural Evaluation of Coatings for Yttrium Hydride Adjacent Materials
1:00–1:25PM MDT
A.P. Shivprasad (LANL), C.A. Kohnert (LANL), M.A. Torrez (LANL), E. Tegtmeier (LANL), C. Emberley (LANL), E. P. Luther (LANL), H.R. Trellue (LANL)
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Radiation Survivability and Material Testing
1:25–1:50PM MDT
Joshua Gogolski (Pajarito Scientific Corporation)
Hydrogen Permeation Setup for Coated TZM Substrates
1:50–2:15PM MDT
Darrell Cheu (LANL), Aditya Shivprasad (LANL), Christopher DeSalle (Penn State), Douglas Wolfe (Penn State)
Demonstration of eVinci™ Microreactor -- Electrical Demonstration Unit (EDU) Heat Pipe Performance
2:15–2:40PM MDT
Rory A. F. Blunt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Gregory E. J. Kinzler (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Christopher M. Nestor (Westinghouse Electric Co.), John Lojek III (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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