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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Nominations open for CNTA awards
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness is accepting nominations for its Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award and its Nuclear Service Award. Nominations for both awards must be submitted by August 1.
The awards will be presented this fall as part of the CNTA’s annual Edward Teller Lecture event.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Banyan B
Session Chair:
Benjamin Beeler (NCSU)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Thermophysical Characterization of Molten Salt Reactor Fuels Through Experimentation and Semi-Empirical Modeling
10:00–10:40AM PDT
Anthony Birri (ORNL), Nicholas Termini (ORNL), Shane Henderson (ORNL), N. Dianne Bull Ezell (ORNL)
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Advancing Thermal Conductivity Measurement and Modeling for Molten Salts in Gen IV Nuclear Reactors
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Jacob Numbers (Brigham Young Univ.), Tyler Hamm (Brigham Young Univ.), Ryan Ruth (Brigham Young Univ.), Hunter Pitchford (Brigham Young Univ.), McKay Sumsion (Brigham Young Univ.), Noah Petersen (Brigham Young Univ.), Ben Wright (Brigham Young Univ.), Brian Merritt (Brigham Young Univ.), Crewse Petersen (Brigham Young Univ.), Max Colton (Brigham Young Univ.), Spencer Larson (Brigham Young Univ.), David Allred (Brigham Young Univ.), Anthony Birri (ORNL), Troy Munro (Brigham Young Univ.)
Assessing Impurity Activity in 2LiF-BeF2 Using a Transpiration Method
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Ryan C. Gallagher (Kairos Power), Jake Quincey (Kairos Power), Jacob W. McMurray (Kairos Power), Augustus Merwin (Kairos Power)
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