AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY�General Member Meeting

Wednesday, March 25th, 2026

Sign in with QR code in the front!

AGENDA

• Introductions
• Teambuilding!
• Weekly & Upcoming Events
• SHINE Presentation
• Captain Neutron
• Appendix: General Resources and Open Floor Discussion

ABOUT ANS

• Who are we?
• Registered student org all about nuclear science and technology. Members are all nuclear-passionate UW students
• What do we do?
• Networking/professional development
• Workshops, facility tours, lab visits
• Advocacy
• Youth Workshops, K-12 visits
• Socials!
• To be revealed…

2025-2026 EXECUTIVE BOARD

President

Asher Jewell

president.uwans@gmail.com

Communications

Tristan Engelmann

communications.uwans@gmail.com

Internal Vice President

Nick Tierney

internalvp.uwans@gmail.com

Youth Workshop

Will Gergen

youthworkshop.uwans@gmail.com

External Vice President

Katarina Dries

externalvp.uwans@gmail.com

K-12 Outreach

Winter Bevan

outreach.uwans@gmail.com

Public Information

Casey Brophey

publicinfo.uwans@gmail.com

Faculty Advisor

Paul Wilson

facadvisor.uwans@gmail.com

Treasurer

Teresa Salazar

treasurer.uwans@gmail.com

Social

Eliot Ciuperca

social.uwans@gmail.com

TEAMBUILDER- THE PARAMETER IS RIGHT!

PARAMETER

PARAMETER

How much money did Vogtle 3 & 4 cost to build?

Question 1/10

How much money did Vogtle 3 & 4 cost to build?

$36.8 Billion!

Question 1/10

What is ITER’s projected cost?

Question 2/10

What is ITER’s projected cost?

$20 Billion!

Question 2/10

What is the speed of a thermal neutron at 260°C [m/s]?

Hint: at 20°C, it’s 2200m/s

Question 3/10

2977 m/s!

What is the speed of a thermal neutron

at 260°C [m/s]?

Question 3/10

What was the highest strength ever of a steady man-made magnetic field [T]?

Question 4/10

45.22T!

What was the highest strength ever of a steady man-made magnetic field [T]?

Question 4/10

According to Google Maps driving directions, what is the distance from Wendt Commons to Ginna Nuclear Power Plant [mi]?

Hint: it’s by Rochester, NY, shout out Dan Macheski

Question 5/10

772mi!

According to Google Maps driving directions, what is the distance from Wendt Commons to Ginna Nuclear Power Plant [mi]?

Question 5/10

How many neutrons are in a cobalt-60 nucleus?

Question 6/10

33!

How many neutrons are in a cobalt-60 nucleus? (33)

Question 6/10

According to LLNL’s banana effective dose, what is the average radiation dose from eating a banana [nSv]?

This one is precise to 3 sig figs

Question 7/10

982nSv!

According to LLNL’s banana effective dose, what is the average radiation dose from eating a banana [nSv]?

Question 7/10

This one is also precise to 3 sig figs

As of 2024, what percentage of the USA’s electricity is generated by nuclear power?

Question 8/10

18.6%!

As of 2024, what percentage of the USA’s electricity is generated by nuclear power?

Question 8/10

Guessing LATER than the actual date disqualifies

On what date did the Chicago Pile 1 achieve first criticality?

Question 9/10

December 2nd, 1942!

On what date did the Chicago Pile 1 achieve first criticality?

Question 9/10

Guessing LATER than the actual date disqualifies

How much energy is produced by one D-T fusion reaction [MeV]?

Question 10/10

17.6 MeV!

How much energy is produced by one D-T fusion reaction [MeV]?

Question 10/10

ANS STUDENT CONFERENCE

• Theme: Don’t Mess With Nuclear: Leading the Way
• When: April 16th-19th
• Where: Texas A&M University
• Why:
• Gather students in nuclear to share experiences
• Present your research (call for papers in January)
• Really cool tours (next slide)
• ANS-UW has travel financial aid packages!

ANS STUDENT CONFERENCE

• Tours:
• On-campus reactors: NuScale simulator, molten salt reactor
• Power plants: STP, Comanche Peak
• Cyclotron, borehole demo
• Other features:
• Thursday dinner: Kyle Field Hall of Champions
• Friday dinner: Aggie Park tailgate
• Disaster City: radiation detection workshop

WEEKLY EVENTS

WEDNESDAYS:

8:00am-10:00am

WEDNESDAYS:

7:30pm-9:00pm

FRIDAYS:

7:00am-8:30am

MONDAYS:

5:00pm-7:00pm

UPCOMING EVENTS- RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

• When/Where: TOMORROW! 5pm - 6pm, ERB 115
• Who/What:
• Zach Beyer, "Improvements in Hydride Production Capabilities"
• Smeet Patel, “In Situ Ion Irradiation Mechanical Testing Facility for Nuclear Materials”

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UPCOMING EVENTS- ENGINEERING EXPO

• When: April 17th - 18th
• Why: Build an exhibit and show it to grade schoolers
• ANS has a track record of winning
• How to get involved: contact Casey Brophey at publicinfo.uwans@gmail.com

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UPCOMING EVENTS- T-SHIRT CONTEST

• Design the front of an ANS t-shirt!
• Save your design as an image
• Submit the image to president.uwans@gmail.com by WED. APRIL 8TH
• Exec board votes on THURS. APRIL 9TH
• We should have the shirts by Pic-Nuke

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UPCOMING EVENTS- PIC-NUKE

• When/Where: Friday, May 1st, 5:00pm - 8:00pm (ish), Vilas Park Shelter
• Why: End the year with a bang! Team bonding
• Free food and bevs!
• New T-shirts and exec board elections
• RSVP form is coming

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UPCOMING EVENTS- EXEC BOARD INFO

• When/Where: Monday, April 20th, 5-6 ERB 115
• Get info on exec board responsibilities
• Even if you’re just thinking about it, we’d love to chat!

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This could be you!

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Nomination Form

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SHINE Overview

March 25, 2026

INTRO

INTRO PHASE 01 PHASE 02 PHASE 03 PHASE 04 FINANCIAL PROFILE APPENDIX

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The Phased Approach to Fusion

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INTRO

INTRO PHASE 01 PHASE 02 PHASE 03 PHASE 04 FINANCIAL PROFILE APPENDIX

Medical Isotopes

PHASE PHASE PHASE PHASE

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Phase 1: Neutron Testing

Phoenix Imaging – Facility Overview

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• Phoenix uses an accelerator-based neutron source removing the reliance on aging and unreliable reactor sources for neutron imaging and neutron radiation testing
• The Phoenix neutron source has been in commercial operation since April 2020 and has been reliably operated with >99% uptime during this period
• Built from the ground up as a neutron radiography facility
• Imaging is not an afterthought!
• Thermal and fast neutron beamlines for 2D imaging, 3D CT imaging, & radiation effects testing
• ASTM Category I Image Quality
• The facility maintains active compliance/permits with:
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
• Department of Defense (DoD) Ammunition & Explosives Safety and Security Manuals (4145.26 &

5100.76)

• International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
• Aerospace & defense quality programs for process and personnel (ISO9001, AS9100, NAS410, etc.)
• Higher energetics possession limits than nuclear reactor facilities equates to more efficient processing (fewer shipments) of certain jobs
• 10,000 square foot (929 m²) facility in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, USA

Phoenix Imaging – Facility Overview

• High neutron yield cyclotron-based Be(p,n) system
• 18 MeV, 300 uA cyclotron with a hydrogen beam
• Advanced Be target, moderator & collimator designs provide

reliable and high flux beams

• 10 thermal beam ports reduce effective imaging time to minutes
• Fast neutron capability can penetrate thick components
• End result is major throughput and versatility enhancement

~45 ft (14 m)

~60 ft (18 m)

Thermal n-ray bay

Fast n-ray and x-ray bay

X-RAY

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N-RAY

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Industrial Applications – Neutron Sources

• SHINE has deployed DD and DT fusion systems as steady-state neutron sources for a variety of commercial and defense related applications. These include:
• Scanning of nuclear fuel rods (see figures)
• Large scale nuclear detector calibration
• Radiation effects testing (single event and material degradation)

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FLARE – Radiation Effects Testing

• SHINE’s highest powered fusion generator is a DT (deuterium- tritium) beam-target system capable of generating 5e13 n/s at 14 MeV.
• These neutron generators are the drivers for the subcritical assemblies in the Chrysalis which will produce Mo-99 via aqueous reprocessing of the subcritical assemblies.
• Theory of Operations:
1. Microwave ion source creates dense deuteron plasma
2. Up to 80 mA deuteron current extracted at >90% D⁺ ion fraction
3. DC accelerator accelerates ion beam up to 315 kV
4. Magnetic solenoids and steering magnets to shape and steer ion beam
5. Differential pumping maintains 6 orders of magnitude between the target and drift

region

• Beam is stopped in the target gas, fusing and generating neutrons

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• Today SHINE operates a DT neutron generator in Janesville, WI for radiation effects testing as a commercial business serving defense and civil fusion opportunities.

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Phase 2: Medical Isotopes

Cassiopeia

Purpose-Built Lu-177 Production Facility

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The SHINE Advantage: Vertical Integration

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PHASE 02

Target Material Production

Neutron Capture Irradiation

Isotope

Separation & Processing

Dispense, Shipping & Delivery

The isotopes production process

Target

Recycling

In-house Yb-176 Enrichment Operation

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PHASE 02

PHASE 02

Chrysalis: Unrivaled Platform for Isotope Production

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• General purpose isotope production facility, our ultimate long-term differentiator in isotopes
• Will produce millions of doses of neutron-based isotopes with material cost advantage over reactor-based sources, Mo-99, I-131, Xe-133, Tb-161, Lu-177
• Substantial regulatory, construction and technology barriers to entry
• Strategically located in the U.S. with planned expansion to Europe

World's most flexible, cost- effective irradiation source

Facility Overview – Janesville, Wisconsin

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Chrysalis

Storage Building

Resource Building

Material Staging Building

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Chrysalis – Process Overview

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1. LEU is dissolved to form

the liquid target

2. Accelerator fires ion beam into tritium gas target chamber
3. Ions from accelerator beam undergo fusion with gas target, freeing neutrons into target solution tank

4. Uranium undergoes fission in target solution tank, producing Mo-99 and other isotopes
5. Mo-99 is captured from the solution via an extraction column
6. The LEU solution is returned to the target solution tank

Facility Overview

SIMPLIFIED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

1. Target solution preparation system is used to create batches of target solution from low-enriched uranium
2. These batches of target solution are transferred into a hold tank
3. Solution is vacuum transferred to the subcritical assembly in an irradiation unit (IU) cell, where it is irradiated by a neutron driver (fusion system)
4. Supercell is used to process irradiated target solution to extract and purify isotopes
5. Waste tanks hold radioactive liquid waste prior to disposal

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Core Technologies

Tritium Purification System

• Continuously supplies, purifies, and recovers tritium gas
• Permits long duration irradiations without loss of fusion neutron yield

Steady-state Deuterium-

Tritium (DT) neutron generator

• Linear electrostatic accelerator, ionizes deuterium gas by electron cyclotron resonance within a plasma chamber.
• Deuterium ions extracted from the plasma chamber and accelerated by a static electric field into a drift tube and transported through vacuum apertures to a target chamber filled with a mixture of deuterium and tritium gas.

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Phase 3: Nuclear Waste

Used Nuclear Fuel (UNF) Recycling

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SHINE and Orano CEOs at MOU signing ceremony

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ENABLING THE NEXT 100 YEARS OF CLEAN NUCLEAR ENERGY

• SHINE is developing a UNF recycling solution to:

• Provided domestic RecU, MOX, and HALEU alternative
• Reduce UNF volume and help answer, “what about the waste?”
• Isolate MA and select FP for further transmutation

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• Leveraging unique capabilities
• Licensing, construction, and commissioning of 10 CFR Part 50 facility
• Aqueous uranium handling and safety systems
• Radionuclide separation and handling

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• Starting with established technologies to de-risk project
• Partnering with leaders in this space, such as Orano

• Developing new technologies for improved economics and to ensure US regulatory compliance
• Working with DOE Labs to leverage expertise and capabilities

Thank You

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GET INVOLVED

• Get authorized to drive UW vehicles (instructions in weekly email)
• Food pantry donations- 10 items for a volunteering point
• Submit your resume on our website (under member resources; PD point)
• Tell us about your summer
• Vy for Captain Neutron
• Buy a T-Shirt! ($20)

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• Become an official member of the national organization

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• $40 for you, we get ~$20 back for the chapter

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• Need it anyways for conference

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• You get the ANS magazine and other resources

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• Access to scholarships!

JOIN NATIONAL

ans.org/join

GET INFORMED

• Homepage: https://ans.engineering.wisc.edu/
• Calendar, membership information, event sign up, etc.
• Instagram: @ans_uwmadison
• See updates on our goings-on
• Mailing list
• Receive weekly emails to get info on upcoming events
• Sign up with QR code

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NEXT MEETING!

When: Wed. Apr. 29, 5:30pm

Where: Wendt 324

Visit from Oklo and free pizza!

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CAPTAIN NEUTRON IS…

CAPTAIN NEUTRON IS…

Logan O’Leary

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NUCLEAR NEWS

LINK

TerraPower receives Construction Permit for Natrium

• On March 4th, the NRC officially awarded TerraPower a construction permit for Kemmerer Unit 1, the first Natrium plant to be constructed
• Marks a huge milestone for the nuclear industry, with Natrium being the first commercial scale Gen IV reactor to be granted a permit for nuclear construction

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Aalo Atomics announces completion of it Critical Test Reactor Facility at Idaho National Lab

• On March 20th, Aalo Atomics unveiled its Critical Test Reactor at INL, with the entire reactor and building ready for fuel to be loaded following DoE approvals and fuel delivery.
• Aalo CEO Matt Loszak says the fuel for the reactor is “arriving any day now” and that the reactor is “go critical in a matter of weeks”

OpenAI discusses power purchasing with Helion

• OpenAI is looking to power it’s data centers with electricity from fusion energy
• The talks involve a deal that would guarantee OpenAI a certain percentage of Helion’s power generation, apparently as much as 5 GW by 2030 and 50 GW by 2035
• Microsoft had previously signed a Power Purchase Agreement with Helion, with power from that deal planned to come on the grid in 2028 when the deal was signed in 2023

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Scholarships

University Research

• Energy Transitions, Policy, and Security:
• Ben Lindley
• Paul Wilson
• Stephanie Diem
• Nuclear Materials (Fission & Fusion):
• Kumar Sridharan
• Adrien Couet
• Yongfeng Zhang
• Charlie Hirst
• Mark Anderson
• Nuclear Systems Engineering:
• Juliana Duarte
• Ben Lindley
• Paul Wilson
• Mark Anderson

• Experimental Plasma Physics:
• Stephanie Diem (Pegasus III)
• Benedikt Geiger (HSX)
• Oliver Schmidt
• Plasma Theory & Computation:
• Chris Hegna
• Oliver Schmidt
• Adelle Wright
• Paul Wilson & Ben Lindley kinda
• Dept. of Health Physics (All professors):
• MRI
• Image Guided Therapy
• Radiation Therapy
• Nuclear Medicine
• Cell Imaging (X-ray/CT)
• Molecular Imaging

🔗 Link to NEEP Faculty contact info

Fellowships

• All are researched based
• Apply through Wisconsin Scholarship Hub
• Opportunities to present at conferences and connect with research scientists at UW + collaborating companies

OPEN FLOOR: QUESTIONS, FEEDBACK?

THANKS FOR COMING!