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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program
It has been about three months since the Department of Energy named 10 companies for its new Reactor Pilot Program, which maps out how the DOE would meet the goal announced by executive order in May of having three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Michigan/Michigan State
Session Chair:
Arnold Pradhan (Univ. Idaho)
Alternate Chair:
Jake Quincey (Oregon State)
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Evaluating Ellipsometry as a Method to Quantitatively Measure Anisotropy in Graphite Matrix Fuel Forms
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Alicia M. Raftery (ORNL), Howard Kim (X-energy), Gerald Jellison (ORNL), Tyler Gerczak (ORNL), Daniel Brown (X-energy)
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Toward Development of a Fuel Specification for Uranium Mononitride Particle Fuel Kernels
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL), Grant W. Helmreich (ORNL), J. M. Kurley (ORNL), William F. Cureton (ORNL), Eddie L. Honorato (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL)
Spout-Fluidized Bed Hydrodynamics: CFD/DEM Modelling and Experimental Validation for Coated Particle Fuel Fabrication
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Bryan Conry (ORNL), Flavio Dal F. Chuahy (ORNL), Oluwafemi Oyedeji (ORNL), Charles E. Finney (ORNL), Ryan Heldt (ORNL), Eddie Lopez-Honorato (ORNL)
Post-irradiation Examination of HAMP-3 for U-7Mo/Al-5Si Dispersion Fuel
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Gwan Yoon Jeong (KAERI), Young-Wook Tahk (KAERI), Dong J. Park (KAERI), Young J. Kim (KAERI), Heemoon Kim (KAERI)
Atomistic Investigation of Plastic Deformation and Dislocation Motion in Uranium Mononitride
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Mohamed AbdulHameed (NCSU), Benjamin W. Beeler (NCSU), Antoine Claisse (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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