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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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A year in orbit: ISS deployment tests radiation detectors for future space missions
The predawn darkness on a cool Florida night was shattered by the ignition of nine Merlin engines on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The thrust of the engines shook the ground miles away. From a distance, the rocket appeared to slowly rise above the horizon. For the cargo onboard, the launch was anything but gentle, as the ignition of liquid oxygen generated more than 1.5 million pounds of force. After the rocket had been out of sight for several minutes, the booster dramatically returned to Earth with several sonic booms in a captivating show of engineering designed to make space travel less expensive and more sustainable.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Acacia
Session Chair:
JoAnne Hanners (DOE-NE)
Alternate Chair:
Anna Podgorney (NEUP/INL)
Session Organizer:
Andrew E. Thomas (INL)
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Recent Advancements and Prospects of Chemical Heat Pumps for Temperature Amplification for Nuclear Process Heat Applications
10:00–10:20AM MST
Aman Gupta (Univ. Idaho), Paul D. Armatis (Oregon State), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Brian M. Fronk (Oregon State), Vivek Utgikar (Univ. Idaho)
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Helium-Air Mixing in Simulated Reactor Cavities of Very High Temperature Reactors
10:20–10:40AM MST
Abdullah Abubakar (City Univ. New York), Mathieu Davis (City Univ. New York), James Kim (City Univ. New York), Dinesh Kalaga (City Univ. New York), Masahiro Kawaji (City Univ. New York)
A Multifaceted Analysis of Chemical-Absorption Heat Pump Technology for Integrated Energy Systems
10:40–11:00AM MST
Paul D. Armatis (Oregon State), Aman Gupta (Univ. Idaho), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Vivek Utgikar (Univ. Idaho), Brian M. Fronk (Oregon State)
An Investigation of Heat Transfer Properties of Liquid Sodium at Low Peclet Numbers
11:00–11:20AM MST
Nicholas Thoreson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mark Anderson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Deployment Pathways of Small Modular Reactors in Electric Power and Industrial Markets to Achieve Cost Reductions and Widespread Use
11:20–11:40AM MST
Max Vanatta (Univ. Michigan), Deep Patel (Univ. Michigan), Daniel Cooper (Univ. Michigan), Todd Allen (Univ. Michigan), Jacob Mays (Cornell Univ.), Michael T. Craig (Univ. Michigan)
Manufacturing and X-ray Imaging of Kilowatt-Scale Sodium Heat Pipes for Microreactor Applications
11:40AM–12:00PM MST
Erik M. Tillman (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Gregory F. Nellis (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mark Anderson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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