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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Great America 1/2
Session Chair:
John Mobley
Alternate Chair:
Christopher M. Perfetti
Session Organizer:
Kyle C. Hartig
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Freshman Introduction of Research in Engineering for Nuclear Projects
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Sheldon Landsberger (Univ. Texas, Austin), Nicholas Kaitschuck (Univ. Texas, Austin), Caleb Horan (Univ. Texas, Austin), Christopher Martin (Univ. Texas, Austin), Michael Sheridan (Univ. Texas, Austin), Truman Ross (Univ. Texas, Austin), Selma Wanna (Univ. Texas, Austin), Eric Wieser (Univ. Texas, Austin), William S. Charlton (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Mitchell Pryor (Univ. Texas, Austin), Corrie V. Sice (Univ. Texas, Austin), Elena M. Zannoni (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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From Control Room to VR Headset: Modernizing Nuclear Education and Training
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Samrendra Roy (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Ali Hussain (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Ayah Roussi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Manha Mirza (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Rizwan Uddin (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Undergraduate Uranium Fuel Cycle Education
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Joseph Lapka (Univ. Texas, Austin), Rachel Schmidt (Univ. Texas, Austin), Jazmine Greene (Univ. Texas, Austin), William S. Charlton (Univ. Texas, Austin), Roger Kapsimalis (Oak Ridge National Laboraotry), Sheldon Landsberger (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Back to the Future: Reviving America's First Accredited Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Program
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Amir A. Bahadori (Kansas State), Kevin Wanklyn (Kansas State), Walter J. McNeil (Kansas State), Jeremy A. Roberts (Kansas State), Arsen S. Iskhakov (Kansas State), Anna Iskhakova (Kansas State), Douglas S. McGregor (Kansas State), Steven J. Eckels (Kansas State)