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August 24–27, 2026
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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Technical Session|Plant Safety, Regulations, and Licensing
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Palm D
Session Chair:
Mostafa Hamza (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Session Organizers:
Toru Nakatsuka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Kukhee Lim (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety)
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Multiple Radionuclides Source Term Estimation for Nuclear Accidents Based on Gaussian Puff Model and Ensemble Kalman Inversion
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Siho Jang (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Juryong Park (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Eung Soo Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Paper
Iodine Suppression by Pool Reactor In-Vessel Storage
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Barry Mingst (TerraPower)
Engagement Activities with the United Kingdom Regulators for the Westinghouse Lead Fast Reactor
1:40–2:00PM PDT
J. Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), P. Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), F. Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co.), C.A. Stansbury (Westinghouse Electric Co.), A. Levinsky (Westinghouse Electric Co.), J. Preston (Westinghouse Electric Co.), A. Schroeder (Westinghouse Electric Co.), N. Shulyak (Westinghouse Electric Co.), R.F. Wright (Westinghouse Electric Co.), S.J. Lee (Fauske & Assoc.), M. Caramello (Ansaldo Nucleare), M. Frignani (Ansaldo Nucleare), M. Tarantino (ENEA), G. Grasso (ENEA)
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Decommissioning Options at Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors
2:00–2:20PM PDT
