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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Discovering, Making, and Testing New Materials: SRNL’s Center For Hierarchical Waste Form Materials
Savannah River National Laboratory researchers are building on the laboratory’s legacy of using cutting-edge science to effectively immobilize nuclear waste in innovative ways. As part of the Center for Hierarchical Waste Form Materials, SRNL is leveraging its depth of experience in radiological waste management to explore new frontiers in the industry.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Room 2
Session Chair:
Nicolas E. Stauff
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Session Organizer:
Zeyun Wu
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Depletion Benchmark Analysis on a Lead Fast Reactor Using PyARC/OpenMC
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Kalin Kiesling (University of Wisconsin Madison), Nicolas E. Stauff (Argonne National Laboratory), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC), Alex Levinsky (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Threading Efforts on DIF3D-VARIANT
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Micheal A. Smith (Argonne National Laboratory)
A Bowing Reactivity Worth Capability Available in PERSENT
8:40–9:00AM CDT
PyARC Status Update: Recent Enhancements to a User-Friendly Open-Source Reactor Physics Framework for Fast Reactor Design and Analysis
9:00–9:20AM CDT
Kalin Kiesling (University of Wisconsin Madison), Shikhar Kumar (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Nicolas E. Stauff (Argonne National Laboratory)
Zero Power Reactor Database Hosted at Argonne National Laboratory
9:20–9:40AM CDT
Micheal A. Smith (Argonne National Laboratory), Richard M. Lell (Argonne National Laboratory), Aaron Oaks (Argonne National Laboratory)
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