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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Bipartisan Fusion Energy Act pushes for regulatory clarity
Sen. Alex Padilla (D., Calif.) introduced the Fusion Energy Act (S. 4151) last month with a bipartisan group of cosponsors—John Cornyn (R., Texas), Cory Booker (D., N.J.), Todd Young (R., Ind.), and Patty Murray (D., Wash.). The legislation would codify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s regulatory authority over commercial fusion energy systems to streamline the creation of clear federal regulations that will support the development of commercial fusion power plants—and would require a report within one year on a study of risk- and performance-based, design-specific licensing frameworks for “mass-manufactured fusion machines.
“Congress must do everything in its power to ensure continued U.S. leadership in developing commercial fusion energy facilities,” said Padilla as he introduced the bill. “The Fusion Energy Act would provide regulatory certainty for investors as the NRC develops and streamlines frameworks for such facilities.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Columbia 11
Session Chair:
Kristin N. Stolte
Alternate Chair:
Jesse D. Norris
Session Organizer:
Benjamin Martin
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Neutron Noise Analysis of the Neptunium Subcritical Observation (NESO) Experiment
10:00–10:20AM EST
J. Hutchinson (LANL), A.R. Clark (LANL), T. Cutler (LANL), J. Lamproe (LANL), A. McSpaden (LANL), N. Thompson (LANL)
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The Jupiter High-240 Experiment
10:20–10:40AM EST
John D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), Alexander B. Brown (LANL), Alexander T. McSpaden (LANL), Joetta M. Goda (LANL), Travis J. Grove (LANL), Geordie McKenzie (LANL), Rene G. Sanchez (LANL), Jessie L. Walker (LANL)
Neutron Absorber Plate Characterization Plan for Criticality Experiments Design
10:40–11:00AM EST
Mathieu N. Dupont (ORNL), William J. Marshall (ORNL)
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