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November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Researchers use one-of-a-kind expertise and capabilities to test fuels of tomorrow
At the Idaho National Laboratory Hot Fuel Examination Facility, containment box operator Jake Maupin moves a manipulator arm into position around a pencil-thin nuclear fuel rod. He is preparing for a procedure that he and his colleagues have practiced repeatedly in anticipation of this moment in the hot cell.
Samuel E. Bays, Gilles J. Youinou, Misti Lillo, Paul Gilbreath
Nuclear Technology | Volume 201 | Number 3 | March 2018 | Pages 191-208
Critical Review | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1432967
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The Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) celebrated 50 years of operation in 2017. Even after this much time, the general four-leaf clover design by Deslonde de Boisblanc is still deserving of the title “advanced.” This paper provides a high-level overview of the current irradiation capabilities of the ATR. The goal of this paper is to illustrate the types of irradiation facilities that are currently available within the ATR, the current irradiation missions that make use of these capabilities, and their connection to advancing nuclear technology.
