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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Panelists discuss U.S. path to criticality in ANS webinar
The American Nuclear Society recently hosted a panel discussion featuring prominent figures from the nuclear sector who discussed the industry’s ongoing push for criticality.
Yasir Arafat, chief technical officer of Aalo Atomics; Jordan Bramble, CEO of Antares Nuclear; and Rita Baranwal, chief nuclear officer of Radiant Industries, participated in the discussion and covered their recent progress in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program. Nader Satvat, director of nuclear systems design at Kairos Power, gave an update on the company’s ongoing demonstration projects taking place outside of the landscape of DOE authorization.
Technical Session|Fusion and Plasma Physics
Friday, April 4, 2025|10:30–11:50AM MDT|Mirage/Thunderbird
Session Chair:
Shane M. Evans
Alternate Chair:
Jared Justice
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Exploring uranium oxidation in glue vapor to help avoid catastrophic slivers on NIF targets
10:30–10:50AM MDT
Sophie Hilsabeck (Univ. California, Berkeley), Corie Horwood (LLNL)
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Comparison of Capacitively Coupled Plasma and Surface Wave Plasma for the Functionalization of Graphene
10:50–11:10AM MDT
Mia K. Sawkiw (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
High-Flux High-Energy Neutron Irradiation of Fusion Materials
11:10–11:30AM MDT
Elan B. Park-Bernstein (LBNL), Roman Sobenes (LBNL)
Development of a Spectral Library for a Microwave Discharge using Zapdos
11:30–11:50AM MDT
Joshua C. Smith (NCSU), Liam King (NCSU), Noah Simon (NCSU), Steven Shannon (NCSU)
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