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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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LLNL offers tools to model the economics of inertial fusion power plants
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has designed a model to help assess the economic impact of future fusion power plant operations—specifically, the operation of inertial fusion energy (IFE) power plants. Further, it has made its Generalized Economics Model (GEM) for Fusion Technology—an Excel spreadsheet—available for download.
Technical Session
Thursday, May 19, 2022|8:00–9:45AM EDT|Brighton I/II
Session Chair:
Alex Levinsky
Alternate Chair:
Chang-ho Lee (ANL)
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Modeling and Analysis of a Micro-Reactor Using the DireWolf Code Suite
Nathan Roskoff (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vefa Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Alex Levinsky (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vincent Laboure (INL), Jackson Harter (INL), Adam Zabriskie (INL), Lise Charlot (INL)
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Simulation of a TRISO-Fueled Heat-Pipe Microreactor Using MOOSE-Based Reactor Physics Code Griffin
Yan Cao (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Kun Mo (ANL), Justin Thomas (ANL), Bo Feng (ANL), Zhaopeng Zhong (ANL), Chang-ho Lee (ANL)
Preliminary Neutronic-Thermal-Mechanical Coupling of a Small Heat-Pipe Reactor Using OpenMC and MOOSE
William Reed Kendrick (MIT), Benoit Forget (MIT)
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Design, Simulation, and Analysis of a Microreactor Experiment at the National Criticality Experiments Research Center
Mikaela Blood (LANL), Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Nicholas Thompson (LANL), Holly Trellue (LANL)
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