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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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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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Lisa Marshall discusses the future of nuclear education
ANS President Lisa Marshall recently sat down with Phil Zeringue, vice president of strategic partnerships at Nuclearn.ai to talk about the evolving state of education in the nuclear world.
Technical Session
Tuesday, July 23, 2024|1:00–2:50PM CDT|Madison Ballroom
Session Chair:
Andrea Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Alternate Chair:
Michael J. Loughlin
Session Organizer:
Iole Palermo (Ciemat)
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ITER Neutronic Status and Roadmap 2024-2028
1:00–1:25PM CDT
Y. Le Tonqueze (ITER Org.), S. Puthanveetil (ITER Org.), E. Polunovskiy (ITER Org.), G. Nafradi (ITER Org.)
Paper
Nuclear Integrated Engineering Approach to Enhance Nuclear Integration Following ALARA Principle in ITER Project
1:25–1:45PM CDT
R. Juarez (Univ. Nacional de Educación a Distancia), R. Brown (ITER Org.), F. Javier (ITER Org.), M. Gandolin (ITER Org.), D. Carloni (ITER Org.), M. Regad (ITER Org.), M. Loughlin (ORNL), D. Williams (Orano Projets), J.B. Le Blaye (Orano Projets), M. Sarapata (Orano Projets), H. Monet (Jacobs), E. Ramsay (Jacobs), S. Ziou (Jacobs), A. Kolsek (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), M. De Pietri (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), G. Pedroche (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), A.J. Lopez-Revelles (Univ. Nacional de Educacion a Distancia)
Presented by Y. Le Tonqueze (ITER Org.)
Methodology for the Quantitative Determination of Safety Factor in Nuclear Analysis for Component Design in Fusion Reactors.
1:45–2:05PM CDT
Michael J. Loughlin (ORNL)
Leveraging Adjoint and Forward Neutron Transport Solutions and Information to Identify Source Regions with High Importance
2:05–2:25PM CDT
Joshua Jones (MPR Assoc.), Russell Gocht (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Andrea Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Katie Saltzgiver (MPR Assoc.), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Uncertainty Exploration of the ITER FNG Shutdown Dose Rate Benchmark with New R2S Capabilities in OpenMC
2:25–2:45PM CDT
Ethan E. Peterson (MIT), Paul K. Romano (ANL), Patrick C. Shriwise (ANL)
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