ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Latest Magazine Issues
Mar 2026
Jan 2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
March 2026
Nuclear Technology
February 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
April 2026
Latest News
Aalo Atomics discusses the road ahead
Arafat
Yasir Arafat, president and chief technology officer of Aalo Atomics, participated in the first day of sessions at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s annual Regulatory Information Conference (RIC). There, he recapped some of the company’s recent milestones and revealed new details on what lies ahead for Aalo.
His attendance at the event coincided with a number of announcements in the past two weeks. Those announcements covered new contracts with Global Nuclear Fuel and Baker Hughes, the release of a new strategic roadmap, the completion of fuel enrichment by Urenco USA, and a new approval from the Department of Energy.
Technical Session|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Saturday, April 5, 2025|1:40–3:00PM MDT|Valle Grande 1
Session Chair:
Jared Justice
Alternate Chair:
Shane M. Evans
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Machine Learning Applications for Helium Bubble Growth Tracking of In-situ Annealed 316L-SS Pre-Implanted with Helium
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Justin Hamil (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Kai Sun (Univ. Michigan), Kevin G. Field (Univ. Michigan), Yachun Wang (INL)
Paper
Effects of Gamma Radiation on Potential Organic Coolants for Nuclear Reactors
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Sarah Driscoll (Vanderbilt Univ.), Arunkumar Seshadri (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Effect of Surface Roughness on Corrosion Behavior of Hastelloy C276 and SS316 in KCl-LiCl Molten Salt at 500°C
2:20–2:40PM MDT
Furkan Erdogan (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Characterizing WC Composites for Applications in Molten Salt Heat Exchangers
2:40–3:00PM MDT
Kevin Lam (U.S. Naval Academy), Joseph Latta (U.S. Naval Academy), Elizabeth Getto (U.S. Naval Academy)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.