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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ORNL to partner with Type One, UTK on fusion facility
Yesterday, Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced that it is in the process of partnering with Type One Energy and the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. That partnership will have one primary goal: to establish a high-heat flux facility (HHF) at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Bull Run Energy Complex in Clinton, Tenn.
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|1:15–3:05PM CDT|Senate A/B
Session Chair:
Heena Mutha (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Alternate Chair:
Thomas Fuerst (INL)
Session Organizer:
Jan W. Coenen (FZK Julich)
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A Cryogenic Solution for Direct Internal Recycling
1:15–1:40PM CDT
T.E. Gebhart (ORNL), L.R. Baylor (ORNL), N. Adhikari (ORNL), Y. Xu (ORNL)
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Direct Internal Recycling Fractions Approaching 100% with Metal Foil Pumps
1:40–2:05PM CDT
Chao Li (Colorado School of Mines), J. Douglas Way (Colorado School of Mines), Thomas F. Fuerst (INL), Colin A. Wolden (Colorado School of Mines)
Scaling of Cryogenic Pellet Injection Extruder Performance
2:05–2:25PM CDT
S.J. Meitner (ORNL), L.R. Baylor (ORNL), W.D. McGinnis (ORNL)
Determining Cryogenic Sticking Coefficients of Fusion Reactor Impurities for the Design of a Cryopump-Based Direct Internal Recycling System for the Fusion Fuel Cycle
2:25–2:45PM CDT
N. Adhikari (ORNL), T. Gebhart (ORNL), L. Baylor (ORNL)
High-Fidelity CFD Modeling Strategies of Cryogenic Hydrogen Isotope Extrusion for Fusion Reactor Pellet Fueling
2:45–3:05PM CDT
Yuqiao Fan (ORNL), Steven J. Meitner (ORNL), Larry R. Baylor (ORNL)
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