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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Fusion roundup: Helion sets temperature record; Inertia raises $450M
Two start-ups working to commercialize fusion energy made headlines last week. Helion Energy announced that its Polaris prototype fusion energy machine recently demonstrated measurable deuterium-tritium fusion and achieved a plasma temperature of 150 million degrees Celsius (MºC). Newcomer Inertia Enterprises announced that it has raised $450 million in its Series A fundraising round.
Technical Session
Friday, April 9, 2021|5:30–6:15PM EDT
Session Chair:
Brian Andersen (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Ishita Trivedi
Session Organizer:
Edward Chen (NCSU)
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Session Producers:
William Dawn (NCSU)
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A Survey of Literature Related to Potential Soft Magnetic and Conductor Materials for A Canned Rotor Salt Pump for a Molten Salt Reactor
Annette E. Robbins (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Alexander M. Melin (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Terry J. Price (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
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Preliminary Results of Minimizing the Fuel Mass for an Advanced Microreactor
Kayce Duggan (University of Michigan), Braden J. Saltus (University of Michigan), Reid Sobota (University of Michigan), Benjamin R. Betzler (University of Michigan), Brendan M. Kochunas (University of Michigan)
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