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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Study mapping U-10Zr porosity informs metallic fuel design
Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have conducted a three-dimensional study of irradiated U-10Zr—uranium alloyed with 10 percent zirconium—across key radial regions, providing new insights into how the material swells, transfers heat, and interacts with the fuel cladding.
U-10Zr was extensively tested in historical sodium-cooled fast reactors and is now attracting attention for use in next-generation advanced reactors.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine C
Session Chair:
Gale Hauck (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Rosemary Yeremian (Advanced Nuclear Advisors)
Session Organizer:
W. Neal Mann (ANL)
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Testing Gears and Bearings for Fuel Handling Machines in Sodium Fast Reactors
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Alex Grannan (ANL), Edward Kent (ANL), Sasan Bakhtiari (ANL), Thomas Elmer (ANL), H.T. Chien (ANL), Chris Grandy (ANL)
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Operation and Security Considerations for Heat Pipe Cooled Microreactors
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Ilyas Yilgor (INL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), Scott Ferrara (INL)
Study of Parametric Fluctuations in Integral Reactor Configuration
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Hui-Yu Hsieh (TAMU), Pavel Tsvetkov (TAMU)
Feasibility of Remote Monitoring of Microreactors Using Satellites and Leveraging Transfer Learning and Pre-trained Models
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Hui-Yu Hsieh (TAMU), Thabit Abuqudaira (TAMU), Pavel Tsvetkov (TAMU), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
100-30-100 Load Following Concept for a Typical PWR System with Increased Enrichment Fuel
4:35–4:55PM PDT
Isabelle O. Lindsay (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jamie B. Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Mutual Gains from Diablo Canyon Extended Operations: Exploring the Nexus Between State Energy Needs, Federal Interests, the Commercial Nuclear Industry, and a Utility
4:55–5:05PM PDT
Tyson Smith (Pacific Gas and Electric Co.)
Recent Advances in General Atomics Fast Modular Reactor Conceptual Design
5:05–5:15PM PDT
Hangbok Choi (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), John Bolin (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems)