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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Technical Session
Monday, July 22, 2024|10:00–11:50AM CDT|Senate A/B
Session Chair:
Brian Grierson (General Atomics)
Alternate Chair:
Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
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Current Status of IFMIF-DONES Project
10:00–10:25AM CDT
F. Arranz (CIEMAT), A. Ibarra (IFMIF-DONES España), F. Arbeiter (KIT), D. Bernardi (ENEA), P. Cara (F4E), W. Królas (Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN)
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Current status of IFMIF DONES Project
Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) Design, Engineering, and Installation Status
10:25–10:50AM CDT
A. Hussain (ORNL), A. Aaron (ORNL), C. Deibele (ORNL), D. Curry (ORNL), J. Rapp (ORNL), M. Kaufman (ORNL), M. Ladenburger (ORNL), R. Duckworth (ORNL)
Applied Fusion Activities in Kazakhstan
10:50–11:10AM CDT
I. Kenzhina (Satbayev Univ.), T. Kulsartov (Satbayev Univ.), A. Shaimerdenov (Institute of Nuclear Physics), Y. Gordienko (Institute of Atomic Energy, Branch of NNC RK), Y. Ponkratov (Institute of Atomic Energy, Branch of NNC RK), Z. Zaurbekova (Satbayev Univ.), S. Askerbekov (Satbayev Univ.), Ye. Chikhray (Satbayev Univ.)
A Modular, Component High Heat Flux User Facility (C-HUF) to Advance the Science and Engineering of Plasma Facing Components
11:10–11:30AM CDT
Travis K Gray (ORNL), Cody S Wiggins (ORNL), Ajit Bhat (ORNL), Michael DeVinney (ORNL), Dennis L Youchison (Fusionex LLC), Larry Baylor (ORNL), Ryan DeHoff (ORNL), Tim Graening (ORNL), Paul Humrickhouse (ORNL), Michael Kirka (ORNL), Ezekiel A Unterberg (ORNL), Howard Wilson (ORNL)
Numerical Analysis of Hydrogen Isotope Thermal Desorption from Yttrium to Assess the Potential for Recovering the Hydrogen Trap of IFMIF-DONES
11:30–11:50AM CDT
S. J. Hendricks (Ciemat), M. Martinez-Guareño (Universidad de Granada), M. Sanchez-Arenillas (Ciemat), J. Molla (Ciemat)
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