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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NWMO chooses vendors for Canadian repository
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected five companies it is to work with to design and plan the organization’s proposed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. As the owner of the project, the NWMO will be working with WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada, and Kinectrics.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Isotopes & Radiation
Friday, April 15, 2022|3:00–4:30PM CDT|Honors Room
Sponsored by ANS Isotopes & Radiation Division
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Decay Heat Calculations Using MCNP and ORIGEN
Roberto Fairhurst Agosta (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Tomasz Kozlowski (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Performance of Simulated Detector Responses in Training Neural Networks for Neutron Spectrum Unfolding
James C. McGreivy (Nuclear Science and Security Consortium), Daniel J. Siefman (LLNL), Juan Manfredi (Nuclear Science and Security Consortium)
Predicted Dose of Activated Soil Around a Molten Salt Research Reactor
Michenna Allen (Univ. Texas, Austin), JohnPeter Bekker (Univ. Texas, Austin), Joseph L. Lapka (Univ. Texas, Austin), Khiloni Shah (University of Texas), Derek Haas (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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