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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 8–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Illinois legislature lifts ban on nuclear energy, funds clean energy
The Illinois General Assembly passed a clean energy bill on October 30 that would, in part, lift a 30-year moratorium on new nuclear energy in the state and create incentives for more energy storage.
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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