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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FED
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Biscayne 2
Session Chair:
Pierre-Clément Simon
Alternate Chair:
Paul W. Humrickhouse
Session Organizer:
Thomas Fuerst
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Study on Fusion Safety Concept Based on Nuclear Safety (1) Fusion Safety Objective and Principles
1:00–1:20PM EST
Yoshiki Yamashita (Nagoya Univ.), Tomohiro Endo (Nagoya Univ.), Akio Yamamoto (Nagoya Univ.), Takashi Ino (Kyoto Fusioneering)
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Low-Activation Sintering Additives for Silicon Carbide Composites Using Neutronics and CALPHAD
1:20–1:40PM EST
James Xu (MIT), Myles Stapelberg (MIT), Sara Ferry (MIT), Ethan Peterson (MIT)
Study on Fusion Safety Concept Based on Nuclear Safety (2) Defense in Depth in Fusion Safety
1:40–2:00PM EST
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