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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|Radioisotope Power Systems
Tuesday, May 7, 2024|1:00–2:40PM MDT|Sweeney A
Session Chair:
Stacey L. Eaton (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Ari Foley (LANL)
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Development of Radioactive Sources for EmberCore Flashlight and Radiography
1:00–1:25PM MDT
Kevin Makinson (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Danyal Turkoglu (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
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Tritium Power Sources Ranging from Nanowatts to Watts
1:25–1:50PM MDT
Mark Stone (City Labs), Jesse Grant (City Labs), Peter Cabauy (City Labs), Thomas Adams (Naval Surface Warfare Center)
High-Performance and Low-Cost Rapid Use Radioisotope Power for Space and Current Development Status
1:50–2:15PM MDT
Lucas Beveridge (Atomos Nuclear and Space), Samuel Piper (Atomos Nuclear and Space)
Beta Ion Engine for CubeSats
2:15–2:40PM MDT
Mark Stone (City Labs), Peter Cabauy (City Labs), John E. Foster (Univ. Michigan)
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