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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 NNPD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Biscayne 3
Session Chair:
Maggie Arno
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Alternate Chair:
Chris Robinson
The continued development of science, engineering, and technology to support nonproliferation policy is instrumental in allowing states to verify compliance with nonproliferation treaties, providing effective and efficient ways to implement domestic and international nuclear safeguards, and preventing non-state actors from developing nuclear weapons or acquiring weapons-usable nuclear or radiological material, equipment, technology, and expertise. This technical session will focus on new research that supports different aspects of nonproliferation policy.
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Metal-Latticed Collimators for Radiation Portal Monitors
10:00–10:20AM EST
Ethan Wever (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Collin Webb (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), JungHyun Bae (ORNL), Robert Bean (ORNL), Stefano Tognini (ORNL), Paul Cantonwine (ORNL), Alex Enders (ORNL)
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A Comprehensive Data File Format for Radiation Portal Monitors
10:20–10:40AM EST
JungHyun Bae (ORNL), Alexander Enders (ORNL), Charles Massey (IAEA), Jake Livesay (IB3Global), Christopher Blessinger (ORNL)
3D Analysis for Generalized Muon Trajectory Estimation Algorithm
10:40–11:00AM EST
Reshma Ughade (Purdue Univ.), JungHyun Bae (ORNL), Paul Cantonwine (ORNL), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
Comparison of GADRAS and GADRAS-DRF in Support of Arms Control
11:00–11:20AM EST
Tanner Heatherly (Oregon State), Camille Palmer (Oregon State), Odera Dim (Brookhaven)
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