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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE signs two more OTAs in Reactor Pilot Program
This week, the Department of Energy has finalized two new other transaction agreements (OTAs) with participating companies in its Reactor Pilot Program, which aims to get one or two fast-tracked reactors on line by July 4 of this year. Those companies are Terrestrial Energy and Oklo.
Technical Session|Condensed Matter Physics
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|4:20–5:40PM EDT|Gold Ballroom
Session Chair:
Eric D. Bauer
Alternate Chair:
Jason R. Jeffries
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Changes in Stiffness and Internal Friction of d-PuGa due to Aging and Annealing
4:20–4:40PM EDT
Boris Maiorov (LANL), C.A. Mizzi (LANL), T.T.J. Munroe (LANL), F.F. Balakirev (LANL), M.L. Hayne (LANL), M.J. Gibbs (LANL)
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Spin-Orbital-Polarized Density Functional Theory Approach to the Materials Physics of Pu Metal and its Alloy: Application
4:40–5:00PM EDT
Kyoung E. Kweon (LLNL), Per Soderlind (LLNL), Babak Sadigh (LLNL)
On the use of Strictly Localized Basis Orbitals for the Description of Elemental Plutonium, Plutonium-Gallium Alloys, and Plutonium Oxides
5:00–5:20PM EDT
Raymond Atta-Fynn (LANL), Sarah C. Hernandez (LANL), Roxanne M. Tutchton (LANL)
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