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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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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NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case
The State of Texas has not one but two ongoing federal court challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that could, if successful, turn decades of NRC regulations, precedent, and case law on its head.
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|10:15AM–12:05PM CDT|Senate A/B
Session Chair:
Paul W. Humrickhouse
Alternate Chair:
Lane Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Session Organizer:
Jan W. Coenen
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Hydrogen Transport through the Liquid-Vapor Interface Implemented in MELCOR-TMAP Code for Fusion Systems Modeling and Analysis
10:15–10:40AM CDT
Matthew D. Eklund (INL), Adriaan A. Riet (INL), Thomas F. Fuerst (INL), Chase N. Taylor (INL), Hanns Gietl (INL), Masashi Shimada (INL)
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Increasing Technology Readiness of Systems in the Fuel Cycle Through R&D and SPARC Design
10:40–11:05AM CDT
H.K. Mutha (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), P. Byrne (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), C. Chrobak (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), E. Dombrowski (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), J. Carmichael (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), A. Hollingsworth (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), M. Fillion (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), A.Q. Kuang (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), S. Knipe (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), S.R. Mahmud (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), B. Post (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), K. Ryan (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), R. Sweeney (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), R. Shah (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), C.R. Shmayda (Torion Plasma Corp.), W.T. Shmayda (Tritium Solutions), C. Tesluk (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), F. Ravelli (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Tritium Extraction from FLiBe using a Permeation Against Vacuum (PAV): Impact of Surface Potentials, Currents, and Coupling PAV to Sacrificial Anodes
11:05–11:25AM CDT
Luke Olson (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), Chris Dandeneau (SRNL), Adam Gootgeld (SRNL), Brenda Garcia-Diaz (SRNL), George Larsen (SRNL)
The Role of Helium in Plasma-Driven Permeation of Hydrogen through Palladium and its Alloys
11:25–11:45AM CDT
Chao Li (Colorado School of Mines), Thomas F. Fuerst (INL), J. Douglas Way (Colorado School of Mines), Colin A. Wolden (Colorado School of Mines)
Flowing Lead-Lithium Eutectic Tritium Extraction Test Loop Design: Considerations for Deployment and Applications for Advancement of Fusion Fuel Cycle Technologies
11:45AM–12:05PM CDT
N. Tedford (Hatch), V. Pupkevich (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), T. Whitehorne (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), D. Ryland (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), S. Dalvi (Hatch), S. Sokhanvaran (Hatch), M. Lindstrom-Parkins (Hatch), A. Bigelow (Hatch), Z. Elman (Hatch)
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