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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 MSTD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Canaveral 2
Session Chair:
Travis J. Labossiere-Hickman
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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NSUF Capabilities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Reactor (MITR)
1:00–1:20PM EST
Nesrin Cetiner (MIT), David Carpenter (MIT), Tom Bork (MIT), Gordon Kohse (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Lance Snead (MIT)
Paper
MCCAFE: The Monte Carlo Constructor for ATR Fuel Elements
1:20–1:40PM EST
Travis Labossiere-Hickman (INL)
Benchmarking MCNP Models to Support Gamma Irradiation Experiments
1:40–2:00PM EST
Ajaykumar D. Patel (Univ. Buffalo), Evans D. Kitcher (INL), Dean R. Peterman (INL)
Simulation of General Atomics Legacy GF-4 Capsule Irradiation Test
2:00–2:20PM EST
Brian Cluggish (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Hangbok Choi (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Brian Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Standardization of Ion Irradiation Experimental Procedures for Nuclear Materials Research
2:20–2:40PM EST
Stephen Taller (ORNL), Gary Was (Univ. Michigan)
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