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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Researchers demonstrate remote real-time adjustment of PUR-1 reactor
The remote, automatic, real-time adjustment of a research reactor’s power by a geographically distributed control system has been reported by researchers from Idaho National Laboratory, the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, and Purdue University. The investigators first used an automatic adjustment “digital control loop” system to demonstrate remote adjustments of Purdue’s PUR-1 research reactor. They then applied a reinforcement learning model that simulates the interaction of physical forces inside the reactor, making the loop system more autonomous.
2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Technical Session|Fuel Cycle and Waste Management
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Palm C
Session Chair:
Amanda Bachmann (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Kathryn Mummah (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Session Organizers:
Joohyun Moon (Dankook University)
Vivek P. Utgikar (Univ. Idaho)
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Conceptual Design of a Fission Batteries Process (FIBAPRO) Facility
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Lucas Lallemant (Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires), Jacopo Buongiorno (MIT), Shafiqul Islam (Univ. Dhaka)
Paper
Introduction of Fusion Reactor as Transmutation System for Minor Actinides and Fission Product
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Hidetoshi Hashizume (Tohoku Univ.), Hiroki Shishido (Tohoku Univ.)
