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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.
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|8:00–9:45AM EST|Georgetown West
Session Chair:
Kimberly Anderson
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Alternate Chair:
Stefani Buster
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Safeguards and Security by Design for Advanced Reactors: Cost Appropriate Approaches
8:00–8:20AM EST
Benjamin B. Cipiti (Sandia)
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Towards AI-driven Design of Physical Security Systems
8:20–8:40AM EST
Nathan T. Shoman (Sandia)
Path Analysis of Physical Protection Design for FNPPs
8:40–9:00AM EST
Anna Taconi (Sandia), Rosie Leone (Sandia)
Enhancing Nuclear Cybersecurity through AI and Data Transformation: Insights from the METL Project
9:00–9:20AM EST
Benjamin Blakely (Argonne National Laboratory), Richard Vilim (ANL), Akshay Dave (Argonne National Laboratory), Yeni Li (Argonne National Laboratory), Derek Kultgen (ANL)
Discussion on Nonproliferation Issues in Nuclear Maritime Vessels and Solutions Offered by Artificial Intelligence
9:20–9:40AM EST
Miltiadis Alamaniotis (University of Texas at San Antonio), Konstantinos Ipiotis (SWECO UK Limited)
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