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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Canada funds fusion-based copper-67 production project
The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem, which is backed by the Canadian federal government’s Strategic Innovation Fund, has announced funding for a collaboration between Promation, Astral Systems, and McMaster University to establish a proof-of-concept approach for a fusion reaction–based copper-67 production process with automated postirradiation isotope separation and purification.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Columbia 9
Session Chair:
Xingang Zhao (ORNL)
Alternate Chairs:
Izabela Gutowska
Ferry Roelofs (NRG)
Session Organizer:
Xu Wu
The winner of the 2023 ANS Young Professional Thermal Hydraulics Research Competition will be announced after the session around 4:30 PM in the same room.
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Identifying Important Parameters Affecting Fuel Dispersion and Relocation Phenomena Under Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) Conditions
3:15–3:35PM EST
Sade Danielle Campos (Oregon State), Trevor Kent Howard (Oregon State), Stephen Yamasaki (Oregon State), Guillaume Mignot (Oregon State), Wade Marcum (Oregon State), Gordon Wissinger (Framatome), Lisa Gerken (Framatome)
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Experimental Investigation of Shell Side Flow Around Twisted Tubes Using Positron Emission Particle Tracking for CFD Validation
3:35–3:55PM EST
Connor Donlan (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), A. Cabral (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), C. Wiggins (ORNL), S. Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Direct Numerical Simulation of a Molten Salt Natural Circulation Loop Using the Spectral Element Method
3:55–4:15PM EST
Tri Nguyen (Penn State), John Barton (Penn State), Casey Emler (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)