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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The spark of the Super: Teller–Ulam and the birth of the H-bomb—rivalry, credit, and legacy at 75 years
In early 1951, Los Alamos scientists Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam devised a breakthrough that would lead to the hydrogen bomb [1]. Their design gave the United States an initial advantage in the Cold War, though comparable progress was soon achieved independently in the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
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12:00–1:30PM EDT
Panel|Sponsored by Business/Economic Performance
Session Organizer: Maria Hernandez
Panel|Sponsored by Decommissioning
Session Organizers: Lynne Goodman, Joe Carignan
Panel|Sponsored by Engineering and Equipment Reliability
Session Chair: Pareez Golub
Panel|Sponsored by Executive/Leadership
Session Organizer: Ken Thomas
Panel|Sponsored by Maintenance and Work Management
Session Chair: Jon Anderson
Sponsored by Nuclear Supply Chain
Session Organizers: Roger Smith, Jim Ripple
Sponsored by Operations/Ops Training
Session Organizer: Bruce Hennigan
Panel|Sponsored by Performance Improvement
Session Organizers: Fred Lake, Kevin Rackley
Sponsored by Regulatory Relations
Session Organizer: Greg Robison
Panel|Sponsored by Risk Management
Session Organizer: Gene Kelly
Panel|Sponsored by Technology and Innovation
Session Organizer: Adam Dow
2:00–3:30PM EDT
Session Organizer: David Heler
Session Organizer: Gerry VanNoordennen
Session Chair: Ray Herb
Session Organizer: Craig Primer
Session Organizer: Bill Fry
Panel|Sponsored by Performance Improvement|Cosponsored by Maintenance and Work Management
Session Organizers: Fred Lake, Jon Anderson, Kevin Rackley
Panel|Sponsored by Regulatory Relations|Cosponsored by Risk Management
Session Organizer: Ken Lowery
Panel|Sponsored by Technology and Innovation|Cosponsored by Operations/Ops Training
4:00–5:30PM EDT
Session Organizer: Tim Schlimpert
Panel|Sponsored by Decommissioning|Cosponsored by Risk Management, Technology and Innovation
Session Chair: Mark Campagna
Panel|Sponsored by Engineering and Equipment Reliability|Cosponsored by Executive/Leadership, Maintenance and Work Management
Session Organizers: Jon Anderson, Ray Herb, Pareez E. Golub
Panel|Sponsored by Nuclear Supply Chain
Panel|Sponsored by Regulatory Relations
Session Organizers: Amir Afzali, Brandon Chisholm
