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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Jasmine F
Session Chair:
Drew M. Ryan (NNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Thien Nguyen (ORNL)
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Slug Bubbles in a Seawater Loop During Natural Circulation Oscillation
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Howard Y.K. Li (City Univ. Hong Kong), Gong Chen (City Univ. Hong Kong), Chin Pan (City Univ. Hong Kong)
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A Test Facility for Experimental Investigation of Nucleate Boiling on an Inclined Surface
10:20–10:40AM PDT
Caleb Thompson (Penn State), Michael Riley (Penn State)
Parametric Study of Quenching Behavior of 316L Stainless Steel and ZIRLO Tubes in Simulated LOCA Reflood Conditions
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Nicolas Fox (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Cole Dunbar (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Thomas Demo (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hwasung Yeom (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology)
High Temperature Fiber Optic Temperature Sensor Performance
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Chris Balbier (Penn State), Scout Bucks (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
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