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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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Nominations open for CNTA awards
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness is accepting nominations for its Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award and its Nuclear Service Award. Nominations for both awards must be submitted by August 1.
The awards will be presented this fall as part of the CNTA’s annual Edward Teller Lecture event.
Results 1 to 17 of 17
Paper
Overview of Fusion Safety Program
M. Shimada (INL), C.N. Taylor (INL), T.F. Fuerst (INL), A.A. Riet (INL), M.D. Eklund (INL), H. Gietl (INL), L.S. Loftus (INL), P. Calderoni (INL)
26th Technology of Fusion Energy Meeting (TOFE 2024)
FED|Tritium Test Facilities
Tuesday, July 23, 2024|3:15–5:05PM CDT
Deuterium Extraction from Helium with a Vanadium Vacuum Permeator: Commissioning of the Tritium Extraction eXperiment
Thomas F. Fuerst (INL), Hanns Gietl (INL), L. Shayne Loftus (INL), Masashi Shimada (INL), Adriaan A. Riet (INL), Matthew D. Eklund (INL), Chase N. Taylor (INL)
FED|Tritium Fuel Cycle
Monday, July 22, 2024|1:00–2:50PM CDT
FENIX: Toward a Fully Integrated Multiphysics Framework for Plasma Facing Component Modeling
Pierre-Clement A. Simon (INL), Casey T. Icenhour (INL), Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Logan H. Harbour (INL), Derek Gaston (INL), Masashi Shimada (INL), Grayson Gall (NCSU), Amanda M. Lietz (NCSU), Mahmoud Eltawila (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), April J. Novak (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Helen Brooks (U.K. Atomic Energy Authority)
FED|Advances in Multi-Physics Modeling and Simulation
Monday, July 22, 2024|10:00–11:50AM CDT
Hydrogen Transport through the Liquid-Vapor Interface Implemented in MELCOR-TMAP Code for Fusion Systems Modeling and Analysis
Matthew D. Eklund (INL), Adriaan A. Riet (INL), Thomas F. Fuerst (INL), Chase N. Taylor (INL), Hanns Gietl (INL), Masashi Shimada (INL)
FED|Tritium Extraction
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|10:15AM–12:05PM CDT
Thermal Gradient and Neutron Irradiation Experiment Design for Fusion Reactor Materials in the Advanced Test Reactor
Michael Worrall (INL), Daniel Chapman (INL), Ryan Sandbek (INL), Hanns Gietl (INL), Nicolas Woolstenhulme (INL), Jason Brookman (INL)
FED|Irradiation Facilities and Testing
Tuesday, July 23, 2024|10:00–11:50AM CDT
Initial Development of Fusion Magnet Simulation Capabilities for Performance and Safety Evaluation Using the MOOSE Framework
Casey T. Icenhour (INL), Stephen R. Novascone (INL), Benjamin W. Spencer (INL), Daniel Schwen (INL), Stephanie A. Pitts (INL), Davide Curreli (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Kiruba S. Haran (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
FED|Magnetic Fusion Technology
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|1:15–3:05PM CDT
Recent Progress on the HELIAS Dual Coolant Lithium Lead Breeding Blanket (DCLL BB) Program
I. Palermo (CIEMAT), J. Alguacil (UNED), G. Bongioví (Università di Palermo), J.P. Catalán (UNED), I. Fernández-Berceruelo (CIEMAT, Spain), S. Giambrone (Università di Palermo), G. Fonfría (CIEMAT, Spain), T. Lyytinen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), J.A. Noguerón (CIEMAT, Spain), V. Queral (CIEMAT, Spain), F.R. Urgorri (CIEMAT, Spain), A. Snicker (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), D. Sosa (CIEMAT, Spain)
FED|Fusion Nuclear Science Facilities
Challenging Common Assumptions of Thick-Wall Chamber Dynamics in Inertial Fusion Systems Using MOOSE
Pierre-Clement A. Simon (INL), Mauricio E. Tano (INL), Nahom Habtemariam (TAMU), Carlo Fiorina (TAMU), Susana Reyes (Xcimer Energy)
FED|Inertial Fusion Energy Technology
Tuesday, July 23, 2024|1:00–2:50PM CDT
Modeling tritium inventory in hypothetical designs Using MELCOR-TMAP
Adriaan A. Riet (INL), Matthew D. Eklund (INL)
FED|Posters
Monday, July 22, 2024|5:00–7:00PM CDT
Effect of Neutron Irradiation on Formation of Irradiation Defect and Deuterium Retention for W-Re Alloy
A. Hayakawa (Shizuoka Univ.), Y. Hoshino (Shizuoka Univ.), T. Toyama (Tohoku Univ.), R. Kolasinski (Sandia), C.N. Taylor (INL), M. Shimada (INL), Y. Hatano (Univ. Toyama), Y. Oya (Shizuoka Univ.)
FED|Irradiation Effects and Material Development
Monday, July 22, 2024|3:15–5:05PM CDT
Direct Internal Recycling Fractions Approaching 100% with Metal Foil Pumps
Chao Li (Colorado School of Mines), J. Douglas Way (Colorado School of Mines), Thomas F. Fuerst (INL), Colin A. Wolden (Colorado School of Mines)
FED|Fueling
Engineering Design and Analysis of Water-Cooled Additively Manufactured Reciprocating Probe in WEST
M. DeVinney (ORNL), E.A. Unterberg (ORNL), A. Lumsdaine (ORNL), T. Batal (CEA), E. Tinacba (ORNL), B. Quinlan (ORNL), N. Fedorzcak (CEA)
FED|Diagnostics
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|8:00–9:50AM CDT
Flow Analysis of The MSTTE Flow Loop
Anthony G. Bowers (Univ. Massachusetts, Lowell), Subash L. Sharma (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Thomas F. Fuerst (INL)
The Role of Helium in Plasma-Driven Permeation of Hydrogen through Palladium and its Alloys
Chao Li (Colorado School of Mines), Thomas F. Fuerst (INL), J. Douglas Way (Colorado School of Mines), Colin A. Wolden (Colorado School of Mines)
Session
Inertial Fusion Energy Technology
Technical Session
Pierre-Clément A. Simon (INL), Susana Reyes
FED
Materials in High Heat Flux Environments
Paul P. Wilson (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Junliang Liu (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Pierre-Clément A. Simon (INL)
Fueling
Jan W. Coenen (FZK Julich), Thomas Fuerst (INL), Heena Mutha (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
