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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.
First Floor Conference Space
Lobby Level
Executive Lounge
Committees
Holmead East
Holmead West
Jay
Kalorama
Concourse Level
Cabinet:
WC Tech Sessions
Georgetown East:
Georgetown West:
WC Tech Sessions, IHLRWM Sessions & ANTPC Sessions
International Ballroom Center:
WC Plenaries & ANS Party
International Ballroom East:
Exec. Sessions, AccApp Plenary & Sessions, IHLRWM Plenary & Reception & Nuclear Family Feud
Int. Ballroom West*
ANTPC Plenary, AccApp Plenary, IHLRWM Plenary & WC Tech Sessions
Jefferson East
AccApp Sessions
Jefferson West
ANS President’s Breakfast, WC Tech Sessions, AccApp Sessions & Committees
Lincoln East
WC Tech Session, ANTPC Sessions & IHLRWM Sessions
Lincoln West
WC Tech Sessions, AccApp Sessions & IHLRWM Sessions
Monroe
WC Tech Sessions & IHLRWM Sessions
Terrace Level
Boundary
Student Office
Cardozo
Committees & WC Tech Sessions
Columbia North Foyer
Registration/Help Desk
Columbia Foyer
Expo/Breaks & Meals
Columbia 9
YPC Sessions & WC Tech Sessions
Columbia 10
Columbia 11
Columbia 12
Embassy
Standards Roundtable & Committees
Fairchild (East/West)
WC Tech Sessions & Committees
Gunston (East/West)
WC Tech Sessions, AccApp Sessions & Committees
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