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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
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Webinar: MC&A and safety in advanced reactors in focus
Towell
Russell
Prasad
The American Nuclear Society’s Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division recently hosted a webinar on updating material control and accounting (MC&A) and security regulations for the evolving field of advanced reactors.
Moderator Shikha Prasad (CEO, Srijan LLC) was joined by two presenters, John Russell and Lester Towell, who looked at how regulations that were historically developed for traditional light water reactors will apply to the next generation of nuclear technology and what changes need to be made.
Technical Session
Tuesday, July 23, 2024|1:00–2:50PM CDT|Senate A/B
Session Chair:
Susana Reyes
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Pierre-Clément A. Simon (INL)
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Multi-MJ Target Designs for Inertial Fusion Energy
1:00–1:25PM CDT
A.R. Christopherson (Xcimer Energy), C. Thomas (Laboratory for Laser Energetics), M. Schmitt (LANL), S. Reyes (Xcimer Energy), N. Alexander (General Atomics), C. Galloway (Xcimer Energy)
Paper
Challenging Common Assumptions of Thick-Wall Chamber Dynamics in Inertial Fusion Systems Using MOOSE
1:25–1:50PM CDT
Pierre-Clement A. Simon (INL), Mauricio E. Tano (INL), Nahom Habtemariam (TAMU), Carlo Fiorina (TAMU), Susana Reyes (Xcimer Energy)
Wetted Foam Target Production for IFE
1:50–2:10PM CDT
N. Alexander (General Atomics), J. Williams (General Atomics), G. Lovelace (General Atomics), W. Sweet (General Atomics), F. Elsner (General Atomics), A. Haid (General Atomics), M. Do (General Atomics), T. Nunn (General Atomics)
Development, Verification and Preliminary Validation of a Compressible Flow Solver for Modeling IFE Chambers
2:10–2:30PM CDT
N. Habtemariam (TAMU), C. Fiorina (TAMU), S. Reyes (Xcimer Energy)
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