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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE turns to private sector to build out spent nuclear fuel recycling
The Department of Energy on April 22 issued two requests for applications seeking proposals from private industry on kickstarting the reprocessing and recycling of spent nuclear fuel in the United States.
According to the DOE, the RFAs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the private sector to restore the nation’s nuclear leadership.
Technical Session
Monday, July 22, 2024|3:15–5:05PM CDT|University Room AB
Session Chair:
Stephanie Diem
Alternate Chair:
Paul P. Wilson
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Heating and Current Drive Options for a Spherical Tokamak Advanced Reactor
3:15–3:40PM CDT
J.W. Berkery (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), K. Shah (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), J. Menard (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), N. Bertelli (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), T. Brown (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), N. Gorelenkov (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), M. Gorelenkova (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), M. Ono (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), A. Pankin (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), A. Simonin (CEA)
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Surrogate Modeling of Electron Cyclotron Current Drive in Tokamak Plasmas
3:40–4:00PM CDT
Andrew M. Irvin (ORNL), Ehab Hassan (ORNL), Rhea L. Barnett (ORNL), Mark R. Cianciosa (ORNL)
Non-Inductive Current Ramp-up in Low Aspect Ratio Tokamaks
4:00–4:20PM CDT
R. Raman (Univ. Washington)
Novel Prototype Component Design for the ITER Ion Cyclotron Heating and Matching System
4:20–4:40PM CDT
J. Appanam Karakkad (ORNL), R.H. Goulding (ORNL), Z.C. Wolfe (ORNL), G. Kriner (ORNL), K. Margerum (ORNL)
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