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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The past few years have seen a concerted effort from many U.S. states to encourage nuclear development. The momentum behind nuclear-friendly policies has grown considerably, with many states repealing moratoriums, courting nuclear developers and suppliers, and in some cases creating advisory groups and road maps to push deployment of new nuclear reactors.
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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