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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Michigan/Michigan State
Session Chair:
Simon Pimblott (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Preliminary Irradiation Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of LEU Fuel Plate for NBSR Conversion
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Firat Cetinbas (ANL), Walid Mohamed (ANL), Dhongik Yoon (ANL), Cihang Lu (Brookhaven), Peter Kohut (Brookhaven), Abdullah Weiss (NIST), Erik Wilson (ANL)
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Influence of Nb Addition and Microstructure on the Anisotropic Biaxial Creep Behavior of Advanced Zircaloys
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Mahmoud Y. Hawary (NCSU), K. Linga Murty (NCSU)
Dynamic System Sensitivity Analysis of Burnup Accelerated UO2 and Cr2O3 Doped UO2 Fission Gas Release
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Ian T. Ferguson (Oregon State), Pierre-Clément A. Simon (Idaho National Laboraory), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State)
Investigating the Mechanisms Driving High Burnup Structure Formation
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Sadie Wicks (Univ. Florida), Brandon Bohanon (Univ. Florida), Michenna Allen (TAMU), Benjamin Meija Diaz (TAMU), Zhihan Hu (TAMU), Lin Shao (TAMU), Michael R. Tonks (Univ. Florida), Assel Aitkaliyeva (Univ. Florida)
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